The GRT4 VME pulse processing card for segmented germanium detectors

Author

Lazarus, I.H. ; Appelbe, D.E. ; Boston, A.J. ; Coleman-Smith, P.J. ; Cresswell, J.R. ; Descovich, M. ; Gros, S.A.A. ; Lauer, M. ; Norman, J. ; Pearson, C.J. ; Pucknell, V.F.E. ; Sampson, J.A. ; Turk, G. ; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.

Author_Institution

CCLRC, Daresbury Lab., Warrington, UK

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

19-25 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

1165

Abstract

A four channel VME card with 14 bit, 80 MHz digitizers and powerful on-board processing has been designed, built and used in tests of digital pulse processing techniques for gamma-ray tracking. This paper explains the background (rationale for the project), describes the VME card (known as the GRT4) and presents a 64 channel GRT4 digitizing system which was used to instrument two segmented Germanium detectors during in-beam tests. Results obtained using the GRT4 card are presented as well as some applications.

Keywords

digital signal processing chips; gamma-ray detection; germanium radiation detectors; system buses; 14 bit; 80 MHz; GRT4 VME pulse processing card; Ge; digital pulse processing techniques; gamma-ray tracking; on-board processing; segmented germanium detectors; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Germanium; Instruments; Laboratories; Process design; Scattering; Sensor arrays; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8257-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1351899

Filename

1351899