Data acquisition system for the 8π spectrometer: A multidetector array for γ-ray spectroscopy

J. P. Martin; D. C. Radford; M. Beaulieu; P. Taras; D. Ward; H. R. Andrews; G. Ayotte; F. J. Sharp; J. C. Waddington; O. Häusser; J. Gascon

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Data acquisition system for the 8π spectrometer: A multidetector array for γ-ray spectroscopy

J. P. Martin, D. C. Radford, M. Beaulieu, P. Taras, D. Ward, H. R. Andrews, G. Ayotte, F. J. Sharp, J. C. Waddington, O. Häusser, J. Gascon

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The data acquisition system for the 8π spectrometer, a multidetector array for γ-ray spectroscopy, is described. It is based on CAMAC modules equipped with a fast auxiliary bus in ECL logic. The system has been designed to handle a high rate of events, each with large information content. To offer maximum flexibility for the many types of experiments envisaged, the logic of the data stream to magnetic tape has been made user selectable. This is achieved through selective hardware triggers, hardwired computations and programmed instructions in a fast microprocessor, which condense the information from each event by extracting its essential features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-308
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	257
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(87)90749-2
State	Published - Jun 15 1987
Externally published	Yes

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This work has been partially financed (J .P.M., M.B., P .T ., G.A., J .C .W ., O .H . and J .G.) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The participation of G .C . Ball, M .A . Lone and R.B . Walker in the early stages of this work is greatly appreciated .

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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Martin, J. P., Radford, D. C., Beaulieu, M., Taras, P., Ward, D., Andrews, H. R., Ayotte, G., Sharp, F. J., Waddington, J. C., Häusser, O., & Gascon, J. (1987). Data acquisition system for the 8π spectrometer: A multidetector array for γ-ray spectroscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 257(2), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(87)90749-2

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Data acquisition system for the 8π spectrometer: A multidetector array for γ-ray spectroscopy. / Martin, J. P.; Radford, D. C.; Beaulieu, M. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 257, No. 2, 15.06.1987, p. 301-308.

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