Title :
A ultra-compact and portable Digital Pulse Processor for Gamma and X-ray spectroscopy
Author :
F. Caponio;A. Abba;N. Lusardi;A. Cusimano;A. Geraci
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering - DEIB, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
We present a Digital Pulse Processor (DPP) that is pocket-size, high performance, and cost-effective for applications of energy measurements that range from X to Gamma-ray spectroscopy. The DPP is compatible with many types of detectors and preamps with continuous and pulsed reset. Main features of the instrument are the extreme compactness and the portability that make it suited both for laboratory and open-air applications. It offers extreme versatility in power supply being able to use several solutions of sources, i.e. electrical network, USB 2.0, Power over Ethernet, Lithium battery, solar panels. It can be directly interfaced with PC, Android-based devices, IOS, Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth. The instrument has been fully engineered and characterized.
Keywords :
"Detectors","Instruments","Universal Serial Bus","Software","IEEE 802.11 Standard","Bluetooth","Field programmable gate arrays"
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2014 IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2014.7431150
