Improvements to alpha-particle spectrometry techniques

Improvements to the conventional methods for alpha-particle spectrometry measurement and analysis have recently been implemented in our laboratory. They include the application of corrections for energy drift in long-duration measurements, the development and application of an efficient deconvolution method for complex alpha spectra using the new computer code ALFITeX, an alpha–gamma coincidence system using a dual-parameter multichannel analyzer, and the digitization of this coincidence system. - Highlights: • Correction of alpha-particle spectra for drift over long measurement time. • Deconvolution of complex alpha-particle spectra with the code ALFITeX. • Optimized alpha–gamma coincidence dual-parameter multichannel system. • Digitization of the alpha–gamma coincidence system. • Development of DIGDATA, new software for data processing