Published May 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Background identification by digital pulse shape analysis

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany)

Description

Our work concerning digital pulse shape analysis consisted of two steps. A setup of two customary HP-germanium detectors was used to collect samples of pulses with different energies and well defined specifications. Those libraries were the basis for the development of a new approach to distinguish between pointlike and multiple scattered events. The new method was tested first in the low-level laboratory in Heidelberg. Then it was applied to one detector of the HEIDELBERG-MOSCOW ββ experiment. It was found that by identifying the multiple scattered events the background in the 0νββ region can be reduced by a factor of five. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
48
Journal Page Range
p. 254-256.
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of underground physics (TAUP-4).
Dates
17-21 Sep 1995.
Place
Toledo (Spain).