Comparison of pulse shape discrimination methods for phoswich and CsI:Tl detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 398-403

  Chandrikamohan, Pramoth ^b   DeVol, Timothy A ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge comparison; Constant fraction discrimination; Constant time discrimination; Figure of merit; Rise time discrimination; Spillover

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GAMMA RAYS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CHARGE COMPARISON; CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATION; CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATION (CFD); CONSTANT TIME DISCRIMINATION; FIGURE OF MERITS; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION (PSD); RISE TIME DISCRIMINATION; SPILLOVER;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 34247281562     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.892943     Document Type: Article

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