Empirical correction of crosstalk in a low-background germanium γ–γ analysis system
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2012
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is currently developing a custom software suite capable of automating many of the tasks required to accurately analyze coincident signals within gamma spectrometer arrays. During the course of this work, significant crosstalk was identified in the energy determination for spectra collected with a new low-background intrinsic germanium (HPGe) array at PNNL. The HPGe array is designed for high detection efficiency, ultra-low-background performance, and sensitive γ–γ coincidence detection. The first half of the array, a single cryostat containing seven HPGe crystals, was recently installed into a new shallow underground laboratory facility. This update will present a brief review of the germanium array, describe the observed crosstalk, and present a straight-forward empirical correction that significantly reduces the impact of this crosstalk on the spectroscopic performance of the system.
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| Authors | M. E. Keillor;L. E. Erikson;C. E. Aalseth;A. R. Day;E. S. Fuller;B. D. Glasgow;E. W. Hoppe;T. W. Hossbach;L. K. Mizouni;A. W. Myers;C. T. Overman;A. Seifert;T. J. Stavenger;M. E. Keillor;L. E. Erikson;C. E. Aalseth;A. R. Day;E. S. Fuller;B. D. Glasgow;E. W. Hoppe;T. W. Hossbach;L. K. Mizouni;A. W. Myers;C. T. Overman;A. Seifert;T. J. Stavenger; |
| Journal | journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry |
| Year | 2012 |
| DOI | doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2143-x |
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