The
purpose of the background runs was to compare the 4.8 to the 32 usec peaking
time with changing nothing else ¨C everything the same between the 2 runs. Set up
the same, settings the same, just change the peaking time. We want to see the
difference in low energy noise between the two. ?Try re-running it with
identical setups.
3600s Background Scan. Peaking time previously fine tuned to
4.9 us.
No rad sources or Exciter sources.
Shop made Amptek Si-PIN XR-100-CR flex-cable connected to Amptek DP-5/PC5 stack
in a shop made housing. Sensor head is in a shop made aluminum lined 3/8"
lead chamber/shield with a port to introduce weak tube generated microfocus
X-Rays.
All the hits are 1 count, and 1 channel wide.
The first 0-2keV is cut off because of system noise. This is easy using the
RANGE settings. There might be a way to cut off the 0-2 Counts along the
bottom, I haven't found it.