High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.3696· OSTI ID:6656189

Valero, J; Smith, A; Peacock, A

In a driftless gas scintillation proportional counter the observed light burst profile provides a wealth of information both about the incident photon and the transit of the electron cloud through the scintillation region. The different features of such profiles are difficult to separate with conventional analog electronics. In this work the authors apply the technique of high speed pulse digitization to the problem. They show that by this technique not only can the performance of the instrument be improved (e.g. background rejection) but valuable data can be obtained regarding the design of both the gas cell and the analysis electronics.

• Research Organization: Space Science Dept. of the European Space Agency, ESTEC, postbus 229, Noordwijk 2200 AG (NL)
• OSTI ID: 6656189
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 35:3; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTONS
PULSE TECHNIQUES
RADIATION DETECTORS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SCINTILLATION COUNTING
SCINTILLATIONS