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Title: Effects, determination, and correction of count rate nonlinearity in multi-channel analog electron detectors

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870283· OSTI ID:22254912
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0390 (United States)

Detector counting rate nonlinearity, though a known problem, is commonly ignored in the analysis of angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy where modern multichannel electron detection schemes using analog intensity scales are used. We focus on a nearly ubiquitous “inverse saturation” nonlinearity that makes the spectra falsely sharp and beautiful. These artificially enhanced spectra limit accurate quantitative analysis of the data, leading to mistaken spectral weights, Fermi energies, and peak widths. We present a method to rapidly detect and correct for this nonlinearity. This algorithm could be applicable for a wide range of nonlinear systems, beyond photoemission spectroscopy.

OSTI ID:
22254912
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English