Sensors & Electronics
Nuclear Radiation Sensors
Automatic Background Reduction (150)
Technology suited for integration into existing commercial products.
Problem: Radiation background in high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors obscures valuable signals
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Sensors & Devices through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Investigated charge collection mechanisms in HPGe detectors
- Reduced background (by 3X) using algorithm to sort pulses based on number of interactions in detector
- Implemented algorithm using digital electronics that works with any commercial HPGe detector
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Nuclear measurement design, high-speed analog electrical engineering, custom radiation transport simulation, circuit simulation, finite element analysis, Fourier analysis, high-speed parallel computation (Beowulf), ultra-low-level radioassay.
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Contact: Harry Miley
