Digital front-end electronics for the neutron detector NEDA

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2015Author
Egea Canet, F. J.Houarner, C.
Boujrad, A.
Gonzalez, V.
Tripon, M.
Jastrzab, M.
Triossi, A.
de France, G.
Gadea, A.
Valiente-Dobon, J. J.
Barrientos, D.
Sanchis, E.
Blaizot, M.
Bourgault, P.
de Angelis, G.
Erduran, Mustafa Nizamettin
Erturk, S.
Hueyuek, T.
Jaworski, G.
Luo, X. L.
Modamio, V.
Moszynski, M.
Di Nitto, A.
Nyberg, J.
Soderstrom, P-A.
Palacz, M.
Wadsworth, R.
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This paper presents the design of the NEDA (Neutron Detector Array) electronics, a first attempt to involve the use of digital electronics in large neutron detector arrays. Starting from the front-end modules attached to the PMTs (PhotoMultiplier Tubes) and ending up with the data processing workstations, a comprehensive electronic system capable of dealing with the acquisition and pre-processing of the neutron array is detailed. Among the electronic modules required, we emphasize the front-end analog processing, the digitalization, digital pre-processing and communications firmware, as well as the integration of the GTS (Global Trigger and Synchronization) system, already used successfully in AGATA (Advanced Gamma Tracking Array). The NEDA array will be available for measurements in 2016.