Title :
Digital Front-End Electronics for the Neutron Detector NEDA
Author :
Egea Canet, F.J. ; Houarner, C. ; Boujrad, A. ; Gonzalez, V. ; Tripon, M. ; Jastrzab, M. ; Triossi, A. ; de France, G. ; Gadea, A. ; Valiente-Dobon, J.J. ; Barrientos, D. ; Sanchis, E. ; Blaizot, M. ; Bourgault, P. ; de Angelis, G. ; Erduran, M.N. ; Ertur
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´Eng. Electron., Univ. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of the NEDA (Neutron Detector Array) electronics, a first attempt to involve the use of digital electronics in large neutron detector arrays. Starting from the front-end modules attached to the PMTs (PhotoMultiplier Tubes) and ending up with the data processing workstations, a comprehensive electronic system capable of dealing with the acquisition and pre-processing of the neutron array is detailed. Among the electronic modules required, we emphasize the front-end analog processing, the digitalization, digital pre-processing and communications firmware, as well as the integration of the GTS (Global Trigger and Synchronization) system, already used successfully in AGATA (Advanced Gamma Tracking Array). The NEDA array will be available for measurements in 2016.
Keywords :
firmware; neutron detection; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; synchronisation; Advanced Gamma Tracking Array; GTS system; Global Trigger and Synchronization system; NEDA electronics; Neutron Detector Array electronics; communications firmware; data processing workstations; digital front-end electronics; digital preprocessing; front-end analog processing; front-end modules; neutron array; photomultiplier tubes; Arrays; Detectors; Educational institutions; Neutrons; Noise; Physics; Synchronization; Digital systems; front-end electronics; neutron detectors; neutron-gamma discrimination;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2015.2392159
