NDLI: Pulse Shape Distributions from Gamma-Rays in Lithium Drifted Germanium Detectors

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Author	Strauss, M. G. Larsen, R. N. Sifter, L. L.
Copyright Year	1963
Abstract	Pulse shape distributions resulting from the interaction of ¿-rays in germanium detectors were studied as a function of field intensity, ¿-ray energy, and detector width. It was observed that at 2300 V/cm the initial rate of charge collection approached 10 nsec/mm. Due to a slow component the total charge collection was about 30% longer. At 1000 V/cm the collection time was somewhat longer, and at 250 V/cm it was considerably longer. These observations appeared to be independent of ¿-ray energy in the range of 0.6 - 3 MeV, and detector widths of 3 - 11 mm. Events interacting near the center of the detector result in fast rising pulses and those interacting near one of the electrodes have a risetime which is approximately twice as long, thus giving rise to a distribution of pulse shapes. With low energy ¿-rays all shapes occur with equal probability, but at higher energy the pulses tend to have a more uniform shape. Due to the spread in risetimes, signals from monoenergetic ¿-rays do not cross a given pulse height level at the same time and therefore produce timing uncertainties. With a 1 cm detector timing uncertainties of more than 30 nsec have been observed at the 50% level, and less than 5 nsec at the 5% level. It therefore appears that for accurate timing of all signals, the timing discriminator should be set at the lowest level consistent with the system noise. The variations in risetime can also affect the energy resolution.
Sponsorship	IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Computer Applications in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences (CANPS) Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab. APS College of William and Mary Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility NASA Defence Nuclear Agency Sandia National Laboratories Jet Propulsion Laboratory Brookhaven Nat. Lab. Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab IEEE/NPPS Radiat. Effects Committee Defence Nuclear Agency/DoD Sandia National Laboratories/DOE Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA Phillips Lab./DoD
Starting Page	265
Ending Page	273
Page Count	9
File Size	1253639
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189499
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1966-06-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Pulse shaping methods Shape Lithium Germanium Gamma ray detection Gamma ray detectors Timing Uncertainty Space vector pulse width modulation Event detection
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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