Digital post-distortion of an ADC analog front-end for gamma spectroscopy measurements

• Abstract:

  This work presents the experimental characterization and digital post-distortion (i.e., digital linearization) of a MHz-range ADC analog front-end for gamma radiation spectroscopy measurements. The front-end was firstly characterized by means of a conventional approach yielding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Effective Number Of Bits (ENOB). Then, it was tested using μs-range pulsed excitations, which are the typical waveforms encountered in gamma spectroscopy. After applying digital post-distortion, the linearized receiver shows a THD reduced by more than 20 dB, a substantial improvement in ENOB, and a higher accuracy in the acquisition of pulsed waveforms.
• Download:

  IMEKO-TC4-2020-27.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_tc4-2020.27

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:

  TC4
• Event name:

  TC4 Symposium 2020 (ONLINE)
• Title:

  24^th IMEKO TC4 Symposium and 22^nd International Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing (IWADC)

• Place:

  Palermo, ITALY
• Time:

  14 September 2020 - 16 September 2020