Pulse shape discrimination and exploration of scintillation signals using convolutional neural networks

J Griffiths, S Kleinegesse, D Saunders… - Machine Learning …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate the use of a convolutional neural network to perform neutron-gamma pulse
shape discrimination, where the only inputs to the network are the raw digitised silicon …

Real-time implementation of the neutron/gamma discrimination in an FPGA-based DAQ MTCA platform using a convolutional neural network

M Astrain, M Ruiz, AV Stephen… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
These days, research on the classification of neutron/gamma waveforms in scintillators
using pulse shape discrimination (PSD) techniques is a highly studied topic. Numerous …

Considerations for training an artificial neural network for particle type identification

D Fobar, L Phillips, A Wilhelm… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the nuclear sciences and radiation detection fields, the differentiation between gamma-ray
and neutron interactions inside a detector volume continues to be an area of active …

Machine learning for digital pulse shape discrimination

TS Sanderson, CD Scott, M Flaska… - 2012 IEEE Nuclear …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate discrimination of neutrons and gamma rays is critical for organic scintillation
detectors, especially for detection systems where minimal false-alarm rates are paramount …

A comparison of artificial neural network performance: The case of neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination

T Tambouratzis, D Chernikova… - 2013 IEEE symposium on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pulse shape discrimination is investigated using artificial neural networks, namely linear
vector quantization and self organizing maps which are employed for classifying neutron …

Artificial neural network algorithms for pulse shape discrimination and recovery of piled-up pulses in organic scintillators

C Fu, A Di Fulvio, SD Clarke, D Wentzloff… - Annals of nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
We developed two neural-network (NN)-based algorithms (fully-connected neural network
(Fc-NN) and recurrent neural network (RNN)) to perform pulse shape discrimination (PSD) …

An artificial neural network based neutron–gamma discrimination and pile-up rejection framework for the BC-501 liquid scintillation detector

E Ronchi, PA Söderström, J Nyberg, EA Sundén… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
BC-501 is a liquid scintillation detector sensitive to both neutrons and gamma rays. As these
produce slightly different signals in the detector, they can be discriminated based on their …

Methodology and performance comparison of statistical learning pulse shape classifiers as demonstrated with organic liquid scintillator

R Wurtz, B Blair, C Chen, A Glenn, AD Kaplan… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present novel methods for automated pulse shape discrimination. The
classifiers are trained using simple radionuclide sources and do not require ground truth …

Comparison of the pulse shape discrimination performance of plastic scintillators coupled to a SiPM

MP Taggart, PJ Sellin - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2018 - Elsevier
We report on the pulse shape discrimination (PSD) performance of plastic scintillators
manufactured by Eljen Corporation and Amcrys. In this study we investigate the fast neutron …

An investigation of the digital discrimination of neutrons and γ rays with organic scintillation detectors using an artificial neural network

G Liu, MD Aspinall, X Ma, MJ Joyce - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in …, 2009 - Elsevier
The discrimination of neutron and γ-ray events in an organic scintillator has been
investigated by using a method based on an artificial neural network (ANN). Voltage pulses …