FPGA based readout of a silicon PIN detector

In this master thesis digital readout systems for radiation detection and measurement has been studied and designed. The project was split in two where one student developed analog front end electronics, and the other the digital readout and processing system. This thesis focuses on the development of the digital signal processing part. Traditionally a detector readout system is large and not very user friendly. This project aims to produce a detector setup that is both portable and user friendly. The resulting system was calibrated using a test capacitor and a signal generator, characterized using two alpha sources (californium-252 and americium-241), as well as verified through simulation.