High resolution, high rate X-ray spectrometer
Abstract
A pulse processing system (10) for use in an X-ray spectrometer in which a ain channel pulse shaper (12) and a fast channel pulse shaper (13) each produce a substantially symmetrical triangular pulse (f, p) for each event detected by the spectrometer, with the pulse width of the pulses being substantially independent of the magnitude of the detected event and with the pulse width of the fast pulses (p) being substantially shorter than the pulse width of the main channel pulses (f). A pile-up rejector circuit (19) allows output pulses to be generated, with amplitudes linearly related to the magnitude of the detected events, whenever the peak of a main channel pulse (f) is not affected by a preceding or succeeding main channel pulse, while inhibiting output pulses wherein peak magnitudes of main channel pulses are affected by adjacent pulses. The substantially symmetrical triangular main channel pulses (f) are generated by the weighted addition (27-31) of successive RC integrations (24, 25, 26) of an RC differentiated step wave (23). The substantially symmetrical triangular fast channel pulses (p) are generated by the RC integration ( 43) of a bipolar pulse (o) in which the amplitude of the second half is 1/emore »
- Inventors:
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- Lafayette, CA
- Pinole, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866218
- Patent Number(s):
- 4658216
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- resolution; rate; x-ray; spectrometer; pulse; processing; 10; channel; shaper; 12; fast; 13; produce; substantially; symmetrical; triangular; event; detected; width; pulses; independent; magnitude; shorter; main; pile-up; rejector; circuit; 19; allows; output; generated; amplitudes; linearly; related; events; whenever; peak; affected; preceding; succeeding; inhibiting; magnitudes; adjacent; weighted; addition; 27-31; successive; integrations; 24; 25; 26; differentiated; step; wave; 23; integration; 43; bipolar; amplitude; half; time; constant; equal; one-half; x-ray spectrometer; channel pulse; bipolar pulse; output pulses; pulse shape; output pulse; pulse width; substantially independent; main channel; time constant; pulse shaper; substantially symmetrical; pulse processing; detected event; detected events; channel pulses; linearly related; fast channel; /327/
Citation Formats
Goulding, Frederick S, and Landis, Donald A. High resolution, high rate X-ray spectrometer. United States: N. p., 1987.
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abstractNote = {A pulse processing system (10) for use in an X-ray spectrometer in which a ain channel pulse shaper (12) and a fast channel pulse shaper (13) each produce a substantially symmetrical triangular pulse (f, p) for each event detected by the spectrometer, with the pulse width of the pulses being substantially independent of the magnitude of the detected event and with the pulse width of the fast pulses (p) being substantially shorter than the pulse width of the main channel pulses (f). A pile-up rejector circuit (19) allows output pulses to be generated, with amplitudes linearly related to the magnitude of the detected events, whenever the peak of a main channel pulse (f) is not affected by a preceding or succeeding main channel pulse, while inhibiting output pulses wherein peak magnitudes of main channel pulses are affected by adjacent pulses. The substantially symmetrical triangular main channel pulses (f) are generated by the weighted addition (27-31) of successive RC integrations (24, 25, 26) of an RC differentiated step wave (23). The substantially symmetrical triangular fast channel pulses (p) are generated by the RC integration ( 43) of a bipolar pulse (o) in which the amplitude of the second half is 1/e that of the first half, with the RC time constant of integration being equal to one-half the width of the bipolar pulse.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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