Simple Circuit for a Phoswich Scintillation Counter
Abstract
A simple, transistorized circuit is described that analyzes the frequency composition of the photomultiplier current pulse from a phoswich scintillation counter. The circuit generates a gate waveform from the fast current pulse of an organic scintillator, but not from the slower pulse from an inorganic crystal. Such a circuit finds application when the phoswich is used to provide an anticoincidence particle shield around a gamma -ray spectrometer.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4802431
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-007725
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; CIRCUITS; COINCIDENCE METHODS; FREQUENCY; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SHIELDING; TRANSISTORS
Citation Formats
Peterson, L. E., and Nitardy, J. H. Simple Circuit for a Phoswich Scintillation Counter. Country unknown/Code not available: N. p., 1961.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.1717260.
Peterson, L. E., & Nitardy, J. H. Simple Circuit for a Phoswich Scintillation Counter. Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1717260
Peterson, L. E., and Nitardy, J. H. 1961.
"Simple Circuit for a Phoswich Scintillation Counter". Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1717260.
@article{osti_4802431,
title = {Simple Circuit for a Phoswich Scintillation Counter},
author = {Peterson, L. E. and Nitardy, J. H.},
abstractNote = {A simple, transistorized circuit is described that analyzes the frequency composition of the photomultiplier current pulse from a phoswich scintillation counter. The circuit generates a gate waveform from the fast current pulse of an organic scintillator, but not from the slower pulse from an inorganic crystal. Such a circuit finds application when the phoswich is used to provide an anticoincidence particle shield around a gamma -ray spectrometer.},
doi = {10.1063/1.1717260},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4802431},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 12,
volume = 32,
place = {Country unknown/Code not available},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1961},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1961}
}
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