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Pulse-shape discrimination in the proportional counting of tritium betas

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods

The advantages of pulse shape discrimination used for the reduction of background in the proportional courting of tritium betas are discussed. Experimental results obtained by both meson anticoincidence and PSD are compared. In the 3 to 15 keV energy range the background was reduced 15-fold to a significantly lower level than with meson anticoincidence, while the tritium counting efficiency was reduced by only 10%.

Research Organization:
Kossuth Univ., Debrecen, Hungary
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-29-007767
OSTI ID:
4367640
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 112; ISSN 0029-554X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English