Title :
A small-volume and low-background digital anticoincidence beta counting system for C-14 dating using a gas counter combined with tiled CdTe wall detectors
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys., Liaoning Normal Univ., Dalian, China
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low-background anticoincidence beta counting system has been developed by integrating an internal gas proportional counter with CdTe detectors to decrease the volume of the anticoincidence gas counter. Digital signal processing was incorporated according to the characteristics of CdTe detectors and a small-volume, low-background digital anticoincidence beta counting system has been developed for C-14 dating.
Keywords :
beta-ray detection; coincidence techniques; nuclear electronics; proportional counters; semiconductor counters; signal processing; C-14 dating; coincidence event; digital signal processing; internal gas proportional counter; low-background digital anticoincidence beta counting system; semiconductor detector; tiled CdTe wall detectors; Counting circuits; Digital signal processing; Event detection; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Gas detectors; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor radiation detectors; Thin wall structures; Anticoincidence beta counting systems; C-14 dating; CdTe semiconductor detector; background; coincidence event; digital signal processing; gas proportional counter; low-background; small-volume;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2006.875198
