A time resolving data acquisition system for multiple high-resolution position sensitive detectors

An advanced time-resolving data collection system for use in neutron and X-ray spectrometry has been implemented and put into routine operation. The system collects data from high-resolution position-sensitive area detectors with a maximum cumulative rate of 10⁶ events per second. The events are sorted, in real-time, into many time-slice arrays. A programmable timing control unit allows for a wide choice of time sequences and time-slice array sizes. The shortest dwell time on a slice can be below 1 ms, and the delay to switch between slices is zero.