Development of a pulse shape discrimination circuit

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(94)90979-2

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volume 345, Issue 1, 1 June 1994, Pages 115-119

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Abstract

A pulse shape discrimination circuit was designed and used in an experiment measuring double-differential cross sections of (n, charged particle) reaction; to identify p, α and γ. The performance of the circuit was tested. With this circuit, excellent identification of p, α and γ was obtained.

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Development of a pulse shape discrimination circuit

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