A DSP-based, analog-to-digital convertor for nuclear radiation spectroscopy
- Univ. of Missouri, Columbia (United States)
A new, digital signal processor (DSP)-based system is under development for analyzing and processing pulses produced by radiation detectors. A DSP-based system will be capable of advanced features for all types of radiation spectroscopy systems (e.g., pulse validation, pulse shape analysis, dynamic threshold determination, and noise reduction) with fewer and simpler electronics for increased reliability, reduced electronic noise, and less expense. A prototype system has been built, and performance parameters are being evaluated. The analysis of a pulse from radiation detectors is currently performed by converting the peak of the detector pulse from analog form to digital form with a peak detection analog-to-digital converter (ADC). To accomplish this, the pulse from the detector is first amplified and shaped. The peak of the pulse is captured and subsequently converted to digital form.
- OSTI ID:
- 6947714
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-921102-; CODEN: TANSAO
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 66; Conference: Joint American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) international meeting on fifty years of controlled nuclear chain reaction: past, present, and future, Chicago, IL (United States), 15-20 Nov 1992; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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RADIATION DETECTORS
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS
DESIGN
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
FABRICATION
PULSE SHAPERS
SIGNAL CONDITIONING
SPECTROSCOPY
TESTING
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PULSE CIRCUITS
SIGNAL CONDITIONERS
440100* - Radiation Instrumentation