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A Front End Readout Electronics ASIC Chip for Position Sensitive Solid State Detectors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

S. D. Kravis
Affiliation:
NOVA R&D, Inc., 1525 Third Street, Suite C, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
T. O. Tümer
Affiliation:
NOVA R&D, Inc., 1525 Third Street, Suite C, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
G. J. Visser
Affiliation:
NOVA R&D, Inc., 1525 Third Street, Suite C, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
D. G. Maeding
Affiliation:
Innovative Design, Dana Point, CA 92629, USA
S. Yin
Affiliation:
NOVA R&D, Inc., 1525 Third Street, Suite C, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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Abstract

A mixed signal Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip for front end readout electronics of position sensitive solid state detectors has been manufactured. It is called RENA (Readout Electronics for Nuclear Applications). This chip can be used for both medical and industrial imaging of x-rays and gamma rays. The RENA chip is a monolithic integrated circuit and has 32 channels with low noise high input impedance charge sensitive amplifiers. It works in pulse counting mode with good energy resolution. It also has a self triggering output which is essential for nuclear applications when the incident radiation arrives at random. Different, externally selectable, operational modes that includes a sparse readout mode is available to increase data throughput. It also has externally selectable shaping (peaking) times.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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