Advancements in scintillator materials and semiconductor electronics have
enabled the development of compact and high-performance spectrometers for ionizing
radiation detection. In this master's thesis, we developed a cost-effective combined
gamma-neutron spectrometer based on a CLYC scintillator crystal and a Zynq system-
on-chip.
We designed and implemented the entire system, including an analog signal
processing chain, FPGA-based real-time data processing, and methods for gamma-
neutron discrimination. Measurement results demonstrated that the system
successfully detects and analyzes radiation and has potential for further optimization.
The developed system provides a foundation for the development of a low-cost
combined spectrometer that could be used in various applications, such as monitoring
nuclear reactions in reactors, nuclear security, radiation physics research, and cosmic
ray analysis, contributing to a better understanding of high-energy particles from
space.
|
