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Low-Noise, Low-Power Analog Front End For Dual Detector, Event-Driven Radioactive Isotope Identification, Joseph Medinger
Low-Noise, Low-Power Analog Front End For Dual Detector, Event-Driven Radioactive Isotope Identification, Joseph Medinger
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
An analog front end (AFE) design for a low-noise, low-power, event-driven radioactive spectroscopy system is implemented in a 65 nm CMOS technology. The AFE is optimized for use with two scintillation based detectors, CsI(Na) and LaBr3(Ce), that utilize photo-multiplier tubes for charge amplification. The amplification within the AFE is accomplished through charge sensitive amplifier designs that are tailored to each detector type. The AFE includes adjustable bias generation circuits to allow amplifier tuning for process, voltage, and temperature variations. The presented AFE is implemented along with analog to digital acquisition circuits and a microcontroller to provide a single-chip radioactive spectroscopy …