Characterization and radiation testing of the Harris HS9008RH flash analogue to digital converter
Creators
- 1. Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
- 2. Physics Department, University of Michigan, Randall Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
Description
Results from tests characterizing the performance and radiation hardness of the HS9008RH flash analog to digital convertor (FADC) are presented. These tests were performed primarily to evaluate the suitability of this device for use in the GEM Central Tracker at the SSC experiment. Basic performance characteristics and susceptibility of these characteristics to radiation were examined. Performance test results indicate that the device integral nonlinearity is sampling rate dependent and worsens rapidly above a sampling rate of 15 megasamples per second (MSPS). No degradation in performance of the device was observed after its exposure of up to 81 Mrad of 1.25 MeV γ radiation from a 60Co source. Exposure of the device to a reactor fast neutron fluence (E>100 keV) of 5x1014/cm2 resulted in no significant observed performance degradation as well. ((orig.))
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 345
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 329-336.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 26002091
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS; COUNTING RATES; ERRORS; FAST NEUTRONS; GAMMA RADIATION; KEV RANGE 100-1000; MEV RANGE 01-10; NEUTRON FLUENCE; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PARTICLE TRACKS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; RESOLUTION; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER; TRANSIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BARYONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MEV RANGE; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS