Digital Signal Processing - ZIP 1100-ZIP-DSP
The goal of the lecture is to explain and follow the electronic and signal processing chain from the interaction of the ionising radiation up to the particle identification and energy determination through the use of digital electronic. In order to do so, the lecture will start with a basic reminder of the interaction of ionising radiation with matter, to better apprehend the signal generation. This will allow in particular to investigate the key characteristics of the latter for the determination of the physical observables of interest. The lecture will cover the main algorithms for the determination of the timing and energy information of the detected radiation always keeping in mind the difficulties and limitation of the different procedures. The relation between particle type and the pulse shape will then be investigated in different cases: covering the neutron-gamma discrimination and its importance in both fundamental research and nuclear physics applications and the discrimination of light charged particles and ions in silicon detectors. Finally, a first introduction of position determination n semi-conductor detector using pulse shape will be given with its application to gamma ray tracking.
Main fields of studies for MISMaP
Mode
Classroom
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After the course the students should be able:
- explain the different processes by which ionising radiation interacts with matter
and the functionality of detectors for radioactivity,
- understand the strong dependance between the experiment goals and the
digital readout and be able to reflect on the optimisation of the experimental
setup,
- explain the main working block of a digitiser,
- be able to perform early stage of the analysis of the signals: time, energy.
Assessment criteria
Final written test.
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
G. F. Knoll, Radiation detection and measurement
W. R. Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments: A How-to Approach
S. Akkoyun et al., AGATA - Advanced GAmma Tracking Array, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 668 (2012) 26
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