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Title: Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems

Abstract

This invention is comprised of a radiation detection method and system for continuously correcting the quantization of detected charge during pulse pile-up conditions. Charge pulses from a radiation detector responsive to the energy of detected radiation events are converted to voltage pulses of predetermined shape whose peak amplitudes are proportional to the quantity of charge of each corresponding detected event by means of a charge-sensitive preamplifier. These peak amplitudes are sampled and stored sequentially in accordance with their respective times of occurrence. Based on the stored peak amplitudes and times of occurrence, a correction factor is generated which represents the fraction of a previous pulses influence on a preceding pulse peak amplitude. This correction factor is subtracted from the following pulse amplitude in a summing amplifier whose output then represents the corrected charge quantity measurement.

Inventors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
140521
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A7825225
Application Number:
ON: DE94007356; PAN: US application 7-825,225
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent Application
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; RADIATION DETECTORS; CHARGE COLLECTION; INVENTIONS; DESIGN; RADIATION DETECTION; PULSE PILEUP

Citation Formats

Britton, Jr, C L, and Wintenberg, A L. Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Britton, Jr, C L, & Wintenberg, A L. Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems. United States.
Britton, Jr, C L, and Wintenberg, A L. 1992. "Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/140521.
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abstractNote = {This invention is comprised of a radiation detection method and system for continuously correcting the quantization of detected charge during pulse pile-up conditions. Charge pulses from a radiation detector responsive to the energy of detected radiation events are converted to voltage pulses of predetermined shape whose peak amplitudes are proportional to the quantity of charge of each corresponding detected event by means of a charge-sensitive preamplifier. These peak amplitudes are sampled and stored sequentially in accordance with their respective times of occurrence. Based on the stored peak amplitudes and times of occurrence, a correction factor is generated which represents the fraction of a previous pulses influence on a preceding pulse peak amplitude. This correction factor is subtracted from the following pulse amplitude in a summing amplifier whose output then represents the corrected charge quantity measurement.},
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