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Loss-Free Counting with Digital Signal Processors

Conference ·
OSTI ID:787545
Loss-free-counting (LFC) techniques have frequently been used with traditional analog pulse processing systems to compensate for the time or pulses lost when a spectroscopy system is unavailable (busy) for processing an accepted pulse. With the availability of second-generation digital signal processing (DSP) electronics that offer a significantly improved performance for both high and low count rate applications, the LFC technique has been revisited. Specific attention was given to the high and ultra-high count rate behavior, using high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors with both transistor reset preamplifiers (TRP) and conventional RC preamplifiers. The experiments conducted for this work show that the known LFC techniques further benefit when combined with modern DSP pulse shaping.
Research Organization:
Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
none (US)
OSTI ID:
787545
Report Number(s):
none; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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