PATARA II: A 64-channel solid-state Neutron Detector readout system with integrated analog and digital processing for the SNS

Author

Antonacci, A.G. ; Britton, J.L. ; Bunch, S.C. ; Ericson, M.N. ; Blalock, B.J. ; Chun, R. ; Greenwell, R. ; McGregor, D.S. ; Crow, L. ; Clonts, L. ; Sobering, T. ; Taylor, R. ; McNeil, W. ; Bellinger, S. ; Britton, C.L., Jr.

Author_Institution

Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

74

Abstract

The High Efficiency Neutron Detector Array (HENDA) project at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Oak Ridge Tennessee, has driven the need for state of the art radiation detector readout electronics. Readout electronics of this class must support multi-channel inputs while providing a high level of integration and precision. The Patara II ASIC targets this need by integrating a charge sensitive front end followed by analog and digital signal processing that supports the connectivity of 64 detectors. A monolithic biasing system and digital programmability was integrated in order to reduce the amount of required external components on the end system motherboard.

Keywords

digital signal processing chips; neutron detection; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; Patara II ASIC targets; art radiation detector readout electronics; charge sensitive front end; digital programmability; digital signal processing; end system motherboard; high efficiency neutron detector array project; integrated analog; monolithic biasing system; multi-channel inputs; solid-state neutron detector readout system; spallation neutron source; Application specific integrated circuits; Detectors; Event detection; Instruments; Neutrons; Readout electronics; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Solid state circuits; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3961-4

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401876

Filename

5401876