Abstract

The sum-coincidence technique in Ge(Li)Ge(Li) γ-ray spectroscopy is shown to be a viable and useful method for reducing Compton backgrounds and the resulting confusion they can cause. When used in conjunction with the digital readout from a two-dimensional “megachannel” coincidence experiment, many of the disadvantages and much of the tedium associated with the technique can be eliminated. It thus becomes a valuable, complementary technique to be used as needed in processing the data from a γ-γ coincidence experiment, requiring little or no additional experimental preparation. We present examples of its use in a relatively simple ( 63Zn) and a very complex ( 205Bi) spectrum.

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