A simple, highly economical particle identification method based on pulse shape analysis

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Bulletin of the American Physical Society

OSTI ID:243860

Masserant, S A; Toke, J T; Baldwin, S P ^[1]

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A simple pulse processing concept is presented which allows one to achieve a high-quality pulse-shape discrimination using two charge-integrating ADC channels with common, liberal gating. A two-transistor implementation of the concept is described and the results of its application tests with an NE213 liquid scintillator detector (neutron-gamma discrimination) as well as with a CsI(Tl) scintillator (p, d, and t discrimination) are discussed. High quality of the achieved discrimination, an extremely low cost, simplicity, and compactness of the electronics circuit, as well as its ease of setup, high stability, and reproducibility make the described method a natural choice for various multi-detector devices, such as liquid-scintillator neutron spectrometers, CsI(Tl) light charged particle detector arrays or fast-slow phoswich arrays.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-88ER40414
• OSTI ID: 243860
• Report Number(s): CONF-9304297--
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 38; ISSN 0003-0503; ISSN BAPSA6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
DESIGN
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PULSE SHAPERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
STABILITY