2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/210052To reduce background in experiments looking for rare events, such as the GERDA double beta decay experiment, it is necessary to employ active background-suppression techniques. One of such techniques is the pulse shape analysis of signals induced by the interaction of radiation with the detector. Analysis of the time-development of the impulses can distinguish between an interaction of an electron and an interaction of a multiple-scattered photon inside the detector. This information can be used to eliminate background events from the recorded data. Results of pulse-shape analysis of signals from a commercially available broad-energy germanium detector are presented and the pulse-shape discrimination capability of such detector configuration for use in low-background experiments is discussed.Presented at IEEE Conference 2008 Nuclear Science Symposium, 19 - 25 October 2008, Dresden, Germany. 3 pages, 4 figuresNuclear ExperimentInstrumentation and Detectorstext