Development of a fast 12-bit ADC for a nuclear spectroscopy system

被引:5
作者
Hien, DS [1 ]
Senzaki, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Japan Atom Energy Res Inst, Div Elect, Tokai, Ibaraki 31911, Japan
关键词
fast 12-bit ADC; flash ADC; field programmable gate arrays; gamma spectrometer; HPGe detector; nuclear spectroscopy system;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00752-X
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A fast 12-bit ADC using the sliding scale technique has been developed for nuclear spectroscopy applications. The new approach takes advantage of the latest high-speed 12-bit flash ADC of AD 9042 from Analog-Devices and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). The fast 12-bit ADC features a short conversion time of 1 mus and low differential nonlinearity of 1%, This performance of the fast 12-bit ADC is achieved with low circuit complexity. Experimental results using a HPGe detector and fast 12-bit ADC are also discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:356 / 360
页数:5
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