Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection 2012 Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages: 165-170
https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1202165S
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MSV signal processing system for neutron-gamma discrimination in a mixed field
Stanković Srboljub J. (Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade)
Iričanin Bratislav D. (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade)
Nikolić Dragana (Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade)
Janković Ksenija S. (Institute for Testing Materials - IMS, Belgrade)
Radenković Mirjana (Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade)
Stanković Koviljka Đ. (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade)
Osmokrović Predrag V. (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade)
Based on the principles derived from Campbell’s theorem, this paper carries
out an analysis of the possibilities of Campbell’s mean square value signal
processing system. The mean square value mode is especially suitable for
measurements performed in a mixed radiation field, because the quantities of
electrical charge involved in the interactions of the two types of radiation
are substantially different. The measuring detector element may be an
adequate ionization chamber and/or semiconductor components for mixed n-γ
fields. An examination of the discrimination of gamma in relation to the
neutron component in the signal of the detector output was carried out,
calculated according to the theoretical model of radiation interaction with
the detector. The advantage of the mean square value method was confirmed and
it was concluded that the order of n-γ discrimination in mean square value
signal processing is greater than the one rendered by the classical measuring
method.
Keywords: neutron-gamma discrimination, ionization chamber, semiconductor detector