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physguy09
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I was working on calibrating some newly purchased software onto our lab computers when I noticed that the decay spectrum on the screen did not look exactly as it does on published material. I attribute this to background radiation effects (correct me if I am wrong please), so I decided the best way to test the background rate would be to run the detector being used without a radioactive source.
My question: how do I then use this data to remove it from generated spectra? I initially thought I would run the detector without the source for the same amount of time as I had with the source, but this would mean running it for days at a time in cases of weaker sources...seams rather impractical. May someone point me in the right direction please?
My question: how do I then use this data to remove it from generated spectra? I initially thought I would run the detector without the source for the same amount of time as I had with the source, but this would mean running it for days at a time in cases of weaker sources...seams rather impractical. May someone point me in the right direction please?