Development of Data Acquisition Methods for an FPGA-Based Photon Counting Detector

S. Ambily; Mayuresh Sarpotdar; Joice Mathew; A. G. Sreejith; K. Nirmal; Ajin Prakash; Margarita Safonova; Jayant Murthy

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Development of Data Acquisition Methods for an FPGA-Based Photon Counting Detector

S. Ambily, Mayuresh Sarpotdar, Joice Mathew, A. G. Sreejith, K. Nirmal, Ajin Prakash, Margarita Safonova, Jayant Murthy

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MCP-based detectors are widely used in the ultraviolet (UV) region due to their low noise levels, high sensitivity and good spatial and temporal resolution. We have developed a compact near-UV (NUV) detector for high-altitude balloon and space flights, using off-the-shelf MCP, CMOS sensor, and optics. The detector is designed to be capable of working in the direct frame transfer mode as well in the photon counting mode for single photon event detection. The identification and centroiding of each photon event are done using an FPGA-based data acquisition and real-time processing system. In this paper, we discuss various algorithms and methods used in both operating modes, as well as their implementation on the hardware.

Original language	English
Article number	1750002
Journal	Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S2251171717500027
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017
Externally published	Yes

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