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| | === Proposed Measurement Program === | | === Proposed Measurement Program === |
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| − | # Irradiation with about 40 rem over the course of a few days (source strength selected appropriately) | + | # Irradiation with about 40 rem over the course of a few days (source strength selected appropriately) with ''full measurement'' performed periodically. |
| − | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the dark to determine gain, and dark rate
| + | # Relaxation time (of duration determined by the apparent healing rate) with ''full measurement'' performed periodically. |
| − | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the with a pulser to determine gain, and photo-detection efficiency
| + | # Repetition of 1. and 2. as desired to determine the recovery extent |
| − | # Relaxation time of duration determined by the apparent healing rate. | |
| − | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the dark to determine gain, and dark rate
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| − | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the with a pulser to determine gain, and photo-detection efficiency
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| − | # Repetition of 1. and 2. as desired to determine if complete healing is possible at these doses | |
| | # Irradiate the unit for a much longer duration - until some saturation of the performance parameters is seen. This will help determine the offset in the model of the deterioration of performance parameters. | | # Irradiate the unit for a much longer duration - until some saturation of the performance parameters is seen. This will help determine the offset in the model of the deterioration of performance parameters. |
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| | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the dark to determine gain, and dark rate | | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the dark to determine gain, and dark rate |
| | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the with a pulser to determine gain, and photo-detection efficiency | | ## periodically acquire an ensemble of pulses in the with a pulser to determine gain, and photo-detection efficiency |