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Development of a low–cost γ–ray spectrometry PMT adapter

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Development of a low–cost γ–ray spectrometry PMT adapter (EN)
Tsilis, E.
Andrikopoulos, C.
Zagoraios, G.
Mertzimekis, T. J.
Nistazakis, H. E.
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2019-04-01
A crucial part of any scintillator–based spectroscopy experiment is the photomultiplier tube (PMT) and its associate electronics, typically coming in the form of a PMT adapter responsible for amplifying and digitizing the record pulses. Commercial adapters are typically expensive, therefore a more practical and costless solution is in dire need. In the present work, a light–weight, portable electronic circuit was constructed from scratch based on the open–access Theremino design [1] to play the role of a PMT adapter responsible for the processing of the PMT output signal. The adapter is universally compatible with PMTs and with any computer with a built–in sound card. The PC sound card acts as the digitizer of the signal, which is subsequently analyzed by the Theremino MCA analysis software [1]. The construction of this handmade, easily reproducible circuit, increases drastically the ability to perform spectroscopy measurements with the currently available scintillators in our lab. (EN)
PMT adapter (EN)
Theremino MCA (EN)
Soundcard (EN)
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society
English
Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society (HNPS) (EN)
2654-0088
2654-007X
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society; Τόμ. 26 (2018): HNPS2018; 235-237 (EL)
HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics; Vol. 26 (2018): HNPS2018; 235-237 (EN)
Πνευματική ιδιοκτησία (c) 2019 C. Andrikopoulos, G. Zagoraios, T. J. Mertzimekis, E. Tsilis, H. E. Nistazakis (EL)
Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society



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