Novel peak detection algorithms for pileup minimization in gamma ray spectroscopy

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2240-2243

  Raad, M W ^a   Cheded, L ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ballistic deficit; Nuclear spectroscopy; Pileup detection; Real time processing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

BALLISTIC DEFICIT; FLOATING POINT; NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPY; PILEUP DETECTION;

WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 36048991758     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2006.234894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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