Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors

Weisenberger, Andrew; McKisson, John E.; Dong, Hai; Cuevas, Chris; McKisson, John; Xi, Wenze

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Title: Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors

Abstract

A field programmable gate array based multi-channel flash ADC unit combined with a high speed multi-lane data communications channel/Ethernet-like modular intercommunication providing a complete but easily expandable high-speed data acquisition system. This apparatus and method permits high-speed pulse-shape digitalization allowing position resolution imaging of particles having a range of energies and is scalable to achieve the efficient capture of coincident data from large electromagnetic detector arrays.

Inventors:: Weisenberger, Andrew; McKisson, John E.; Dong, Hai; Cuevas, Chris; McKisson, John; Xi, Wenze

Issue Date:: 2018-07-17

Research Org.:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1463908

Patent Number(s):: 10027340

Application Number:: 13/731,720

Assignee:: JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, VA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/17 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular type of detector {
G01T1/2914 - {Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation}

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
G06F3/05 - Digital input using the sampling of an analogue quantity at regular intervals of time {, input from a/d converter or output to d/a converter}

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08C - TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
G08C19/16 - in which transmission is by pulses

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03M - CODING
H03M1/00 - Analogue/digital conversion
H03M1/001 - {Analogue/digital/analogue conversion}
H03M1/12 - Analogue/digital converters

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84ER40150

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Dec 31

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Weisenberger, Andrew, McKisson, John E., Dong, Hai, Cuevas, Chris, McKisson, John, and Xi, Wenze. Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Weisenberger, Andrew, McKisson, John E., Dong, Hai, Cuevas, Chris, McKisson, John, & Xi, Wenze. Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors.  United States.

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                    Weisenberger, Andrew, McKisson, John E., Dong, Hai, Cuevas, Chris, McKisson, John, and Xi, Wenze. Tue .  
        "Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463908.

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  title        = {Method and apparatus to digitize pulse shapes from radiation detectors},

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  abstractNote = {A field programmable gate array based multi-channel flash ADC unit combined with a high speed multi-lane data communications channel/Ethernet-like modular intercommunication providing a complete but easily expandable high-speed data acquisition system. This apparatus and method permits high-speed pulse-shape digitalization allowing position resolution imaging of particles having a range of energies and is scalable to achieve the efficient capture of coincident data from large electromagnetic detector arrays.},

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