Application of a logarithmic amplifier to a charge-division-type position-sensitive proportional counter

Fulfillment of both observation of pulses ranging from about 10 mV to 10 V through ADC and carrying out an arithmetic calculation with small digital errors for such digitized pulses is usually difficult, although it is required in measurements using a charge-division-type position-sensitive proportional counter (PSPC). However, the use of a logarithmic pulse amplifier sometimes solves this problem. The advantage of using a logarithmic pulse amplifier is described through the application of the amplifier to absolute-radioactivity measurements of gaseous samples and to the simultaneous measurement of geometrical distributions of neutrons and gamma-rays with the PSPC.