• DocumentCode
    993913
  • Title

    Floating point processor for photomultiplier tube signals

  • Author

    Baron, P. ; Joudon, A. ; Lugiez, F. ; Rouger, M.

  • Author_Institution
    CEA, Centre d´´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    750
  • Lastpage
    752
  • Abstract
    A fast digital readout system has been designed for synchronous processing of the current signals delivered by a 64-channel multichannel photomultiplier tube (MCPMT) associated with fast scintillators. This mixed analog digital full custom chip uses a 1.2 μm A.M.S. CMOS process
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; coprocessors; detector circuits; floating point arithmetic; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; scintillation counters; CMOS process; current signals; fast digital readout system; fast scintillators; floating point processor; mixed analog digital full custom chip; multichannel photomultiplier tube; photomultiplier tube signals; synchronous processing; Analog-digital conversion; Capacitors; Detectors; Dynamic range; Electromagnetic compatibility; Photomultipliers; Round robin; Shape measurement; Signal processing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.467798
  • Filename
    467798