Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems

Wintenberg, Alan L

Title: Method and apparatus for providing pulse pile-up correction in charge quantizing radiation detection systems

Abstract

A radiation detection method and system for continuously correcting the quantization of detected charge during pulse pile-up conditions. Charge pulses from a radiation detector responsive to the energy of detected radiation events are converted to voltage pulses of predetermined shape whose peak amplitudes are proportional to the quantity of charge of each corresponding detected event by means of a charge-sensitive preamplifier. These peak amplitudes are sampled and stored sequentially in accordance with their respective times of occurrence. Based on the stored peak amplitudes and times of occurrence, a correction factor is generated which represents the fraction of a previous pulses influence on a preceding pulse peak amplitude. This correction factor is subtracted from the following pulse amplitude in a summing amplifier whose output then represents the corrected charge quantity measurement.

Inventors:

Wintenberg, Alan L ^[1]

Knoxville, TN

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868845

Patent Number(s):: US 5225682

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; providing; pulse; pile-up; correction; charge; quantizing; radiation; detection; systems; continuously; correcting; quantization; detected; conditions; pulses; detector; responsive; energy; events; converted; voltage; predetermined; shape; peak; amplitudes; proportional; quantity; corresponding; event; means; charge-sensitive; preamplifier; sampled; stored; sequentially; accordance; respective; times; occurrence; based; factor; generated; represents; fraction; previous; influence; preceding; amplitude; subtracted; following; summing; amplifier; output; corrected; measurement; charge pulses; detection systems; correction factor; radiation events; detection method; voltage pulse; voltage pulses; radiation detector; radiation detection; pulse pile-up; sensitive preamplifier; peak amplitude; detected radiation; detected event; detector responsive; predetermined shape; radiation event; /250/

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  abstractNote = {A radiation detection method and system for continuously correcting the quantization of detected charge during pulse pile-up conditions. Charge pulses from a radiation detector responsive to the energy of detected radiation events are converted to voltage pulses of predetermined shape whose peak amplitudes are proportional to the quantity of charge of each corresponding detected event by means of a charge-sensitive preamplifier. These peak amplitudes are sampled and stored sequentially in accordance with their respective times of occurrence. Based on the stored peak amplitudes and times of occurrence, a correction factor is generated which represents the fraction of a previous pulses influence on a preceding pulse peak amplitude. This correction factor is subtracted from the following pulse amplitude in a summing amplifier whose output then represents the corrected charge quantity measurement.},

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