Nuclear Instrumentation

To give a practical and theoretical knowledge of the basic electronics and electronic instrumentation used in nuclear measurements. 

Course Description

An introduction to basic electronics and circuits: Pulse processing, cable properties, cable accessories: Detector capacitance and noise: Pulse shaping, differentiating and integrating circuits, Gaussian shaping, pole zero and baseline restoration: Instrument standards, NIM, CAMAC etc.: Pulse processing units, pulse counting systems, pulse height analysis systems, pulse timing systems, coincidence measurements, multichannel pulse analysis. Count rates, dead time, system limitation.