DIGITAL PULSE PROCESSOR FOR ION BEAM MICROPROBE AND MICRO X RAY FLUORESCENCE 2-D AND 3-D IMAGING

摘要

For a long time, the implementation of optimal pulse processing in nuclear spectrometry was only possible with analogue electronic components. Following the development of fast analogue to digital converters, field programmable gate arrays, and digital signal processors, it became feasible to digitize pulses after a preamplifier or phototube and process them in a real time. Therefore, digital electronics, which were limited to data storage and control of the acquisition process, became feasible for signal processing as well. This brought numerous benefits, such as better energy resolution with higher data throughput, reduced size, easier upgrading, the ability to automate adjustment and control of the complete data acquisition process, and self-diagnostic capability. In the same time, evaluation of the Electronic Design Automation tools and Intellectual Property industry enables a System-On-a-Chip paradigm on high density reprogrammable devices and allows new approach for system level design. Such a design provides opportunity for small laboratories to develop a compact all digital' customized instrumentation. In this work, we presented a design of FPGA IP core for high resolution, digital X ray, γ ray or particle spectrometry using high level FPGA design tool (Xilinx System Generator and Matlab - Simulink). The IP core has been used to build a simple low cost digital spectrometer (Spartan 3 FPGA based) and advance system for ion beam microprobe and X ray fluorescence 2-D and 3-D imaging. (Virtex 4 FPGA based).