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FPGA implementation of a real-time digital pulse processing analysis for radiation detectors.

Jinglong Zhang1, Xue Qin2, MingYang Zhao1

  • 1College of Nuclear Technology and Automation Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China.

Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine
|August 24, 2021
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Summary

A flexible field-programmable gate array (FPGA) firmware was developed for gamma-ray spectroscopy. This universal firmware enhances detector performance, enabling precise measurements with various detectors.

Keywords:
DetectorsDigital pulse processingFPGAGamma-ray spectroscopyReal-time

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