Conveners
Workshop N°3: High-performance data acquisition systems for nuclear applications (fission, fusion, dismantling, safety and safeguards, ...)
- Bruno Gonçalves (Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
- Massimo Morichi (CAEN SpA)
Description
The evolution of innovative electronics is significantly enhancing the capabilities of high-performance data acquisition systems in nuclear applications, including fission, fusion, dismantling, safety, and safeguards. These advancements are enabling the development of increasingly complex and specialized systems to address the unique challenges in these fields. At the same time, next-generation front-end ASICs, digital pulse processors, and streaming readout technologies are driving major progress in precision and data acquisition for nuclear physics research. Additionally, the introduction of advanced power supplies is facilitating the operation of large-scale experiments involving hundreds of channels and multi-detector systems, providing a breakthrough in efficiency and precision for detection measurements in nuclear science.