Abstract
A hybrid G-M counter dead time model was derived by combining the idealized paralyzable and non-paralyzable models. The new model involves two parameters, which are the paralyzable and non-paralyzable dead times. The dead times used in the model are very closely related to the physical dead time of the G-M tube and its resolving time. To check the validity of the model, the decaying source method with 56Mn was used. The corrected counting rates by the new G-M dead time model were compared with the observed counting rates obtained from the measurement and gave very good agreement within 5% up to 7 x 104 counts/s for a G-M tube with a dead time of about 300 μs. Copyright (C) 2000.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 731-737 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Applied Radiation and Isotopes |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 4-5 |
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| State | Published - 15 Nov 2000 |
| Event | 4th Topical Meeting on the Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA'99) - Raleigh, NC, USA Duration: 3 Oct 1999 → 7 Oct 1999 |
Keywords
- Dead time model
- G-M counter dead time
- G-M counter model