Title :
Estimation and Correction of Counting Dead-Time by Using Information Contained in the Time Distribution of the Events
Author_Institution :
Atomic Energy of Canada Research Company Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Chalk River, Ontario, Canada KOJ 1J0
Abstract :
Methods for extending the high counting-rate capability of nuclear instruments which use Geiger counters, by correcting for dead-time losses, are compared. Three methods are described which allow for correction of such losses without a prior knowledge of the dead-time.
Keywords :
Clocks; Equations; Event detection; Instruments; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Probability density function; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Rivers;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4335924
