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Title: High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Space Science Dept. of the European Space Agency, ESTEC, postbus 229, Noordwijk 2200 AG (NL)
OSTI Identifier:
6656189
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 35:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRONS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTONS; PULSE TECHNIQUES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SCINTILLATIONS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters

Citation Formats

Valero, J, Smith, A, and Peacock, A. High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters. United States: N. p., 1988. Web. doi:10.1109/23.3696.
Valero, J, Smith, A, & Peacock, A. High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/23.3696
Valero, J, Smith, A, and Peacock, A. 1988. "High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/23.3696.
@article{osti_6656189,
title = {High speed pulse digitization in driftless gas scintillation proportional counters},
author = {Valero, J and Smith, A and Peacock, A},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1109/23.3696},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6656189}, journal = {IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 35:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
}