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Title: APD detector electronics for the NSTX Thomson scattering system

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/759295· OSTI ID:759295

An electronics system has been installed and tested for the readout of APD detectors for the NSTX Thomson scattering system. Similar to previous designs, it features preamps with a fast and a slow output. The fast output uses pulse shaping to optimize sensitivity for the 8 nsec scattered light pulse while rejecting noise in the intrinsic plasma background. A low readout noise of {approximately}25 photoelectrons is achieved at an APD gain of 75. The design incorporates a number of features to provide flexibility for various modes of calibration.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
759295
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3480; TRN: US0004129
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 7 Aug 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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