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Title: 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}
}