Digital Alpha/Beta Pulse Shape Discrimination of CsI:T1 for On-line Measurement of Aqueous Radioactivity

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4 PART 1, 2000, Pages 1516-1521

  Tan, H ^a   Devol, T A ^a   Fjeld, R A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE LABVIEW;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OSCILLOGRAPHS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0034245044     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.873008     Document Type: Article

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