Wireless, low-cost, FPGA-based miniature gamma ray spectrometer
| Autor: | Abi T. Farsoni, E. M. Becker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics medicine.medical_specialty Photomultiplier Spectrometer business.industry Scintillator Particle detector Silicon photomultiplier medicine Wireless Medical physics Instrumentation (computer programming) business Field-programmable gate array Instrumentation Computer hardware |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 761:99-104 |
| ISSN: | 0168-9002 |
| Popis: | A compact, low-cost, wireless gamma-ray spectrometer is a tool sought by a number of different organizations in the field of radiation detection. Such a device has applications in emergency response, battlefield assessment, and personal dosimetry. A prototype device fitting this description has been constructed in the Advanced Radiation Instrumentation Laboratory at Oregon State University. The prototype uses a CsI(Tl) scintillator coupled to a solid-state photomultiplier and a 40 MHz, 12-bit, FPGA-based digital pulse processor to measure gamma radiation, and is able to be accessed wirelessly by mobile phone. The prototype device consumes roughly 420 mW, weighs about 28 g (not including battery), and measures 2.54×3.81 cm 2 . The prototype device is able to achieve 5.9% FWHM energy resolution at 662 keV. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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