Trapezoidal shaping method is widely applied to pulse amplitude extraction in digital nuclear spectrometer system,the optimal selection of the shaping parameters can improve the energy resolution and pulse counting ra...Trapezoidal shaping method is widely applied to pulse amplitude extraction in digital nuclear spectrometer system,the optimal selection of the shaping parameters can improve the energy resolution and pulse counting rate.From the view of noise characteristics,ballistic deficit compensation characteristics and pulse pile-up characteristics,in this paper the optimal selection of the trapezoidal shaping parameters is studied on.According to the theoretical analysis and experimental verification,the optimal choice of trapezoidal shaping parameters is similar to the triangle,the rise time is longer and the flat-top width is shorter.展开更多
A large-volume HPGe detector normally has a severe ballistic deficit due to its long rise time of the output signals.Despite the trapezoidal shaping algorithm adopted as a remedy to deal with the signals,the algorithm...A large-volume HPGe detector normally has a severe ballistic deficit due to its long rise time of the output signals.Despite the trapezoidal shaping algorithm adopted as a remedy to deal with the signals,the algorithm cannot fully eliminate the ballistic deficit in the case of a high counting rate.To resolve the problem,we propose a ballistic deficit compensation method that is based on the measurement of rise time of the signals before shaping.We find that the ballistic deficit after trapezoidal shaping has little relation to the time constant,but shows a quadratic relationship with the rise time and has a negative correlation with the shaping time.In the case of high count rates,the high resolution is handled by fitting the curve to the rise time and the amplitude deficit of the signal after shaping and by compensating for the signal amplitude after trapezoidal shaping.Tests indicate that when the count rate is about 100 kcps,the resolution of Co-60 improves from traditional 2.32 up to 1.91 keV,thus reaching a higher level.展开更多
To overcome the problem of pulse pile-up at high count rates, a digital deconvolution algorithm is used to remove the exponential current tails of NaI（Tl） detectors, so as to obtain a current unit impulse. Then a na...To overcome the problem of pulse pile-up at high count rates, a digital deconvolution algorithm is used to remove the exponential current tails of NaI（Tl） detectors, so as to obtain a current unit impulse. Then a narrow pulse can be obtained through pulse shaping. The pulse deconvolution technique can thoroughly eliminate the influences of ballistic deficit and improve traditional pulse shaping systems in both pulse throughput and energy resolution. To demonstrate this method, the energy spectrum of a ^137Cs radioactive source was measured. When the shaping time constant is 1.5 μs, traditional pulse shaping systems yielded a 6.99% energy resolution and 68 kcps count rate, while the new pulse deconvolution technique, used to improve traditional pulse shaping systems, yielded a 6.37% energy resolution and 102 kcps count rate.展开更多
基金Supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2012AA061804 and 2012AA061803)East China Institute of Technology Science Foundation(No.DHBK201111)Open-ended Foundation(No.HJSJYB2011-18)from the Chinese Engineering Research Center
文摘Trapezoidal shaping method is widely applied to pulse amplitude extraction in digital nuclear spectrometer system,the optimal selection of the shaping parameters can improve the energy resolution and pulse counting rate.From the view of noise characteristics,ballistic deficit compensation characteristics and pulse pile-up characteristics,in this paper the optimal selection of the trapezoidal shaping parameters is studied on.According to the theoretical analysis and experimental verification,the optimal choice of trapezoidal shaping parameters is similar to the triangle,the rise time is longer and the flat-top width is shorter.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41274109)Youth Innovation Team of Sichuan Province(2015TD0020)
文摘A large-volume HPGe detector normally has a severe ballistic deficit due to its long rise time of the output signals.Despite the trapezoidal shaping algorithm adopted as a remedy to deal with the signals,the algorithm cannot fully eliminate the ballistic deficit in the case of a high counting rate.To resolve the problem,we propose a ballistic deficit compensation method that is based on the measurement of rise time of the signals before shaping.We find that the ballistic deficit after trapezoidal shaping has little relation to the time constant,but shows a quadratic relationship with the rise time and has a negative correlation with the shaping time.In the case of high count rates,the high resolution is handled by fitting the curve to the rise time and the amplitude deficit of the signal after shaping and by compensating for the signal amplitude after trapezoidal shaping.Tests indicate that when the count rate is about 100 kcps,the resolution of Co-60 improves from traditional 2.32 up to 1.91 keV,thus reaching a higher level.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(41474159)Sichuan Youth Science&Technology Foundation(2015JQ0035)Key Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Techniques in Geosciences Sichuan(gnzds2014006)
文摘To overcome the problem of pulse pile-up at high count rates, a digital deconvolution algorithm is used to remove the exponential current tails of NaI（Tl） detectors, so as to obtain a current unit impulse. Then a narrow pulse can be obtained through pulse shaping. The pulse deconvolution technique can thoroughly eliminate the influences of ballistic deficit and improve traditional pulse shaping systems in both pulse throughput and energy resolution. To demonstrate this method, the energy spectrum of a ^137Cs radioactive source was measured. When the shaping time constant is 1.5 μs, traditional pulse shaping systems yielded a 6.99% energy resolution and 68 kcps count rate, while the new pulse deconvolution technique, used to improve traditional pulse shaping systems, yielded a 6.37% energy resolution and 102 kcps count rate.
