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

Daresbury Lab., Council for the Central Lab. of the Res. Councils, Warrington, UK

Volume

51

Issue

4

fYear

2004

Firstpage

1353

Lastpage

1357

Abstract

A four-channel VERSAmodule Eurocard (VME) 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, 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

analogue-digital conversion; field programmable gate arrays; gamma-ray detection; germanium radiation detectors; nuclear electronics; pulse analysers; signal processing; 64-channel digitizing system; FPGA; GRT4 VME pulse processing card; digital pulse processing technique; digital signal processing; field programmable gate arrays; four-channel VERSA module Eurocard; gamma-ray spectroscopy detector; gamma-ray tracking; in-beam tests; on-board processing; pulse shape analysis; segmented germanium detector; Councils; Field programmable gate arrays; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Germanium; Laboratories; Radiation detectors; Scattering; Sensor arrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2004.832704

Filename

1323696