DF He3 Tube Hardware Setup

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Experimental Setup

DAF He3 Tube Experimental Setup.png

Electronics

Flowchart

DAF He3 Tube Plateau Study Hardware Flowchart.png

List

He3 tube

Purpose

Neutron Detector. Provides the signal of interest.

Inputs

  • None

Outputs

  • Signal

Settings

  • None

Ortec 142PC Preamplifier

Purpose

Amplifies the signal above the noise level.

Inputs

  • Power
  • Signal
  • Bias

Outputs

  • Time Signal
  • Energy Signal

Settings

  • None

Ortec 459 Bias Supply

Purpose

Provides the bias voltage to the preamp.

Inputs

  • None

Outputs

  • Bias Supply

Settings

  • Output Voltage

Ortec 672 Spectroscopy Amplifier

Purpose

Amplify, shape, and invert the signal.

Inputs

  • Norm
  • Diff Ref

Outputs

  • Unipolar
  • Bipolar

Settings

  • Coarse Gain
  • Fine Gain
  • Uni Shaping
  • Shaping Time
  • PZ
  • BLR
  • Input

Ortec 871 Timer Counter

Purpose

Count the signal pulses.

Inputs

  • Positive
  • Negative

Outputs

  • None

Settings

  • Base Coefficient
  • Power
  • Time Base
  • Dwell

CAEN N110 Dual Attenuator

Purpose

Attenuate the signal into a useful region.

Inputs

  • In

Outputs

  • Out

Settings

  • None

CAEN N841 Leading Edge Discriminator

Purpose

Distinguish between signal and noise.

Inputs

  • Channels 0-15

Outputs

  • Channels 0-15 (NIM Logic Pulse)

Settings

  • Threshold
  • Pulse Width

CAEN N93B Dual Timer

Purpose

Provide dead time to prevent double counting.

Inputs

  • Start
  • Veto

Outputs

  • Out

Settings

  • Coarse Pulse Width
  • Fine Pulse Width

Tektronic DPO 4104 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope

Purpose

View hits / troubleshoot system.

Inputs

  • Channels 1-4

Outputs

  • None

Settings

  • Too many to put here.

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