DocumentCode
1042053
Title
A sparse architecture low power gated integrator for use with germanium gamma-ray spectrometers in remote geochemistry measurements
Author
Madden, N. ; Landis, D. ; Adachi, R. ; Pehl, R. ; Abott, R. ; Stogsdill, E.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California Unv., CA, USA
Volume
40
Issue
6
fYear
1993
fDate
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2045
Lastpage
2048
Abstract
Protocol circuits of a low-power gated integrator for use with germanium gamma-ray spectrometers in remote locations have been developed. The gated integrator is constructed from three very simple subcircuits. With a power consumption of less than 250 mW, the low count rate spectroscopy performance of this gated integrator is comparable to that of a conventional pulse shaping amplifier at energies of 1 MeV and greater
Keywords
astronomical instruments; cometary nuclei; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray spectrometers; germanium; nuclear electronics; pulse shaping circuits; semiconductor counters; Ge; gamma-ray spectrometers; remote geochemistry measurements; remote locations; sparse architecture low power gated integrator; Circuits; Earth; Energy consumption; Germanium; Power measurement; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Space technology; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.273559
Filename
273559
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