Title :
A sparse architecture low power gated integrator for use with germanium gamma-ray spectrometers in remote geochemistry measurements
Author :
Adachi, R. ; Madden, N. ; Pehl, R. ; Abott, R. ; Stogsdill, E.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Prototypical 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 <200 mW, the low count rate spectroscopy performance is comparable to that of a conventional modern pulse shaping amplifier at energies of 1 MeV and greater
Keywords :
gamma-ray spectrometers; geochemistry; geophysical equipment; integrating circuits; nuclear electronics; pulse shaping circuits; semiconductor counters; 200 mW; Ge gamma ray spectrometers; low power gated integrator; power consumption; remote geochemistry measurements; sparse architecture; Energy consumption; Germanium; Integrated circuit measurements; Laboratories; Modems; Power measurement; Prototypes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301372
