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  • Nuclear Instrumentation
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectrometry

Background:

  • High-efficiency well-type Sodium Iodide (Thallium-activated) [NaI(Tl)] detectors are crucial for radiation detection.
  • The 4πγ technique requires precise signal processing for accurate measurements.
  • Achieving a low-energy threshold is essential for sensitive detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a digital signal processing algorithm for NaI(Tl) detectors.
  • To optimize front-end electronics for low-energy threshold detection.
  • To implement real-time processing of digitized signals using an Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter approximation.

Main Methods:

  • Designed new front-end electronics for optimal coupling to a 14-bit, 125 MHz analog-to-digital converter.
  • Implemented a digital pulse processing algorithm using an IIR approximation of Gaussian filters.
  • Utilized an Altera(®) digital development kit for real-time signal processing.
  • Tested the algorithm with an Americium-241 (241Am) source.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a low-energy threshold of approximately 2 keV with the NaI(Tl) detector.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of the IIR filter approximation for real-time digital pulse processing.
  • Developed a comparable algorithm for Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) used in low-energy X-ray spectrometry.

Conclusions:

  • The developed digital signal processing algorithm significantly enhances the performance of NaI(Tl) detectors for 4πγ techniques.
  • The optimized front-end electronics and IIR filtering enable a low-energy threshold crucial for sensitive measurements.
  • The algorithm's adaptability is shown by its successful application to SDDs for X-ray spectrometry.