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Analog PCB update with new bias supply

A project log for Pomelo: Gamma Spectroscopy Module

A complete low-power gamma ray spectrometer that can be used by itself or integrated into other projects

mihaicuciucmihai.cuciuc 04/27/2024 at 08:130 Comments

Assembled Pomelo (top), as well as its components: detector (bottom), analog board (left), and digital board (right)

I integrated the new SiPM bias supply into the analog board. With this new version (v3) together with the 3cm^3 CsI(Tl) scintillator the results are pretty good:

The old version (v2) of the board with the same detector had the following:

Cs-137 and Na-22 spectra taken with the v3 board and 3cm^3 CsI(Tl) scintillator. Threshold was set very high, but it can be set below 60 keV

This updated PCB implements the new low power bias power supply and adds a ramp generator for calibrating the ADC. More details on ADC calibration in a following log.

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