Determination of proper peaking time for Ultra-LEGe detector

Dead Time in the Gamma‐Ray Spectrometry

“…In this recently proposed method, the dead time is a result of the electronic components of the gamma-ray spectrometry [9]. Charged particles that are generated by incident radiation within the detector crystal are transported by an electric field to the detector electrodes [9].…”

“…Charged particles that are generated by incident radiation within the detector crystal are transported by an electric field to the detector electrodes [9]. The production and collection of the charged particle are subjected to random statistical variations, which depend on the incident energy and the detector medium.…”

“…The production and collection of the charged particle are subjected to random statistical variations, which depend on the incident energy and the detector medium. An intrinsic resolution limitation exists in the process of converting the incident radiation to an electrical signal [9,10]. The output signal undergoes various processing steps in order to be correctly acquired and analyzed in semiconductor X or gamma-ray detectors.…”

“…The time required to collect the charged particles produced by the incident radiation is important in many applications. If the collection time is not sufficiently short compared with the peaking time of the amplifier, a loss in the recovered signal amplitude occurs [9,11]. The charge collection time depends on the detector geometry, medium, electric field and location of the interaction within the detector active volume [9].…”

“…System optimization requires the proper selection of equipment and knowledge of the compromise of resolution and count rate performance in any system [9]. The detector and preamplifier combination is the most critical component of the system electronics.…”