BGO front-end electronics and signal processing in the MXGS instrument for the ASIM mission

Yngve Skogseide; Linga Reddy Cenkeramaddi; Georgi Genov; Kare Njoten; Maja Elise Rostad; Arne Solberg; Johan Stadsnes; Kjetil Ullaland; Nikolai Ostgaard; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; Irfan Kuvvetli

doi:10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229186

BGO front-end electronics and signal processing in the MXGS instrument for the ASIM mission

Yngve Skogseide, Linga Reddy Cenkeramaddi, Georgi Genov, Kare Njoten, Maja Elise Rostad, Arne Solberg, Johan Stadsnes, Kjetil Ullaland, Nikolai Ostgaard, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, Irfan Kuvvetli

University of Bergen

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This paper presents the Bismuth Germanate Oxide (BGO) front-end electronics design and signal processing in Modular X- and Gamma ray sensor (MXGS) instrument onboard the Atmosphere Space Interaction Monitor (ASIM) mission, funded by the European Space Agency. University of Bergen is responsible for the design and development of the detector layers and readout electronics for the MXGS instrument. The principal objective of the instrument is to detect Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes (TGFs), which are related to thunderstorm activity. The digital pulse processing scheme used in the MXGS BGO detector gives it a significantly higher rate capability than what has been achieved in other instruments used in the study of terrestrial gamma flashes. The front-end electronics for the BGO detector layer in MXGS system also uses fewer components compared to conventional analog front-ends for BGO detectors, thereby increasing its reliability and projected lifetime in the harsh space environment. The MXGS instrument is expected to see about 1000 TGFs in a time period of one year.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of IEEE Instrumentation/Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
Number of pages	4
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2012
Pages	2124-2127
ISBN (Print)	9781457717734
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229186
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC): “Smart Measurements for a Sustainable Environment” - Congress Graz, Gratz, Austria Duration: 13 May 2012 → 16 May 2012 http://imtc2012.ieee-ims.org/

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Conference	IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
Location	Congress Graz
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Gratz
Period	13/05/2012 → 16/05/2012
Internet address	http://imtc2012.ieee-ims.org/

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Gamma ray detector
X-ray detector
Radiation
Imaging
BGO detector
International Space Station
MXGS instrument
ASIM mission

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Skogseide, Y., Cenkeramaddi, L. R., Genov, G., Njoten, K., Rostad, M. E., Solberg, A., Stadsnes, J., Ullaland, K., Ostgaard, N., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., & Kuvvetli, I. (2012). BGO front-end electronics and signal processing in the MXGS instrument for the ASIM mission. In Proceedings of IEEE Instrumentation/Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) (pp. 2124-2127). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229186

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BGO front-end electronics and signal processing in the MXGS instrument for the ASIM mission. / Skogseide, Yngve; Cenkeramaddi, Linga Reddy; Genov, Georgi et al.
Proceedings of IEEE Instrumentation/Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC). IEEE, 2012. p. 2124-2127.

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BGO front-end electronics and signal processing in the MXGS instrument for the ASIM mission

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