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

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:243860

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-; ISSN 0003-0503; TRN: 96:002199-0383
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 38, Issue 2; Conference: 1993 joint meeting of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers, Washington, DC (United States), 12-15 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English