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Radioactivity analyzing apparatus

US9588236B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2013
Grant dateMar 7, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01T7/005
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A radioactivity analyzing apparatus for analyzing a radionuclide contained in a sample material. The apparatus includes a radiation detector that detects a radiation to be detected emitted from the sample material and a radiation analyzer configured to analyze the radiation based on an output from the radiation detector. The radiation analyzer includes a pulse-height analyzer configured to extract a pulse-height distribution from a pulse signal being output from the radiation detector and depending on the radiation, an inverse-problem operator configured to perform an inverse-problem solution of the pulse-height distribution to extract an energy spectrum of the radiation, and a deterioration detector configured to determine a deterioration state of the radiation detector based on the extracted energy spectrum.

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