Comparison of digital and analogue data acquisition systems for nuclear spectroscopy

• In the present investigation the performance of digital data acquisition (DA) and analogue data acquisition (AA) systems are compared in neutron-induced fission experiments. The DA results are practically identical to the AA results in terms of angular-, energy- and mass-resolution, and both compare very well with literature data. However, major advantages were found with the digital techniques. DA allows for a very efficient αparticle pile-up correction. This is important when considering the accurate measurement of fission-fragment characteristics of highly αactive actinide isotopes relevant for the safe operation of Generation IV reactors and the successful reduction of long-lived radioactive nuclear waste. In case of a strong αemitter, when applying the αparticle pile-up correction, the peak-to-valley ratio of the energy distribution was significantly improved. In addition, DA offers a very flexible expanded off-line analysis and reduces the number of electronic modules drastically, leading to an increased stability against electronic drifts when long measurement times are required.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Fission

234-U(n

f)

235-U(n

f)

Digital

Analogue

Ionization chambers

Physics

Fysik

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)