DocumentCode
2622104
Title
Maximum likelihood estimation techniques for high rate, high throughput digital pulse processing
Author
Scoullar, Paul A.B. ; Evans, Robin J.
Author_Institution
Southern Innovation, Melbourne, Australia
fYear
2008
fDate
19-25 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
1668
Lastpage
1672
Abstract
Many applications of radiation detection and measurement are restricted by the limited capabilities of pulse processing electronics. In particular, distortions due to pulse pile-up: reduced throughput; dead-time; and degradation of energy resolution can significantly affect performance.
Keywords
Degradation; Energy resolution; Event detection; Maximum likelihood detection; Maximum likelihood estimation; Pulse shaping methods; Radiation detectors; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location
Dresden, Germany
ISSN
1095-7863
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN
1095-7863
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774724
Filename
4774724
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