Digital Pulse Processing: A New Paradigm For Nuclear Instrumentation

Abstract. In recent years, we have seen an impressive increase in the use of digital pulse processing in substitution of standard analog electronic modules for nuclear physics instrumentation. The main advantages of the new standard are compactness, no additional noise after digitization of the pre-amp signal, reliability (no cables and connectors), and possibility of easily reproducing the same tuning set up. Also, it opens new possibilities of pulse shape analysis, not possible with standard analog electronics