Detector and method of operation
US10451746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/40
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of operation of a scintillator detector includes a scintillator and a photodetector is described, together with a device embodying the method. The method includes the steps of: periodically producing a light pulse; impinging at least some of the light from a successive plurality of such light pulses onto a light-receptive part of the photodetector; measuring the electrical response of the photodetector; processing the electrical response of the photodetector to determine a pulse height and a variance of pulse height; numerically processing the pulse height and variance of pulse height so determined to obtain at least a first data item characteristic of the response of the photodetector.
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