PULSE PILE-UP IN SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY WITH HIGH PULSE DENSITY

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1960 · Atomkernenergie (West Germany) Merged with Kerntechnik to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech. Acta Radiol. Changed to Acta Radiol.: Oncol., Radiat. Phys.

OSTI ID:4085271

Brunner, G

Simple considerations on shape and statistics of pulses may explain weak maxima in scintillation spectrographs at twofold energy of real emission lines or at the sum of energies of two lines of the concerning radioactive sources as pile- up pulses. The effects of pulse rates, collecting time, and decay time of pulses may be determined easily with a formula which is experimentally confirmed. From variation of the pile-up abundance with temperature can be followed an increase of decay time of pulses from NaI(Tl) with increasing temperature. There is a factor of about 2 for an interval of 60 deg C near 0 deg C. (auth)

• Research Organization: Institut fur Angewandte Radioaktivitat, Leipzig
• NSA Number: NSA-15-011212
• OSTI ID: 4085271
• Journal Information: Atomkernenergie (West Germany) Merged with Kerntechnik to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech. Acta Radiol. Changed to Acta Radiol.: Oncol., Radiat. Phys., Vol. Vol: 5; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: German

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
EMISSION
ENERGY
PULSES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SODIUM IODIDES
TEMPERATURE
THALLIUM