A novel approach for pileup detection in gamma-ray spectroscopy using deconvolution

Muhammad W. Raad, Mohamed Deriche, James Noras, Muhammad Shafiq

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new approach for online detection of pileup in gamma-ray spectroscopy using finite length deconvolution filters. The approach was tested in resolving pileup with an average success of 93%. We show that the number of pileup events can be reduced by eightfold using the proposed approach. Gamma pulses, from a 3 inch Na(Tl) scintillation detector, were captured as single and double pulses for the purpose of testing the proposed peak detection algorithm. The algorithms developed here were then implemented in real time using a high performance floating-point processor, TMS320C6711.

Original languageEnglish
Article number065601
JournalMeasurement Science and Technology
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Deconvolution
  • Filtering
  • Gamma ray
  • Pileup
  • Savitzky-Golay
  • Spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Applied Mathematics

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