Published August 1, 2006
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Journal article
Exact expression for the variance of the photon emission process in scintillation counters
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics, Singleton Park, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP (United Kingdom)
- 2. Computational Engineering Department, Singleton Park, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP (United Kingdom)
- 3. Electron Tubes Ltd., Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7TA (United Kingdom)
Description
A determination of the exact statistical limits in the accuracy of time measurements in scintillation counters is presented. An expression for the variance of the timing distribution, where the number of photons in the signal is fixed, is first derived. This leads to an expression for the case where the total number of photons in the emission is randomized in accordance with Poisson statistics
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.049;
- PII
- S0168-9002(06)00693-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 564
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 185-189
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38035068
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; DISTRIBUTION; PHOTON EMISSION; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIGNALS; STATISTICS; TIME MEASUREMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.