Abstract
In this article we present a method of characterizing scintillating materials by digitization of each individual scintillation pulse followed by digital signal processing. With this technique it is possible to measure the pulse shape and the energy of an absorbed gamma photon on an event-by-event basis. In contrast to time-correlated single photon counting technique, the digital approach provides a faster measurement, an active noise suppression, and enables characterization of scintillation pulses simultaneously in two domains: time and energy. We applied this method to study the pulse shape change of a CsI(Tl) scintillator with energy of gamma excitation. We confirmed previously published results and revealed new details of the phenomenon.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 30-35 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 886 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Accepted Author ManuscriptKeywords
- CsI(Tl)
- Data acquisition
- Digital signal processing
- Gamma spectroscopy
- Pulse shape analysis
- Time-resolved gamma spectroscopy