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JRP 06-05

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Dr. Koen JANSSENS

Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium

Digital X-Ray Processor for X-ray fluorescence detection at the INE-Beamline for Actinide Research at ANKA

Status

Terminated

- Planned from January 2007 till January 2009

Goals

The project is to improve and upgrade the data processing electronics of the 5-element Ge solid state detector (Canberra LE-Ge) available at the INE-Beamline for Actinide research at ANKA. The advantages of this upgrade are an increased sensitivity. In addition, the storage of complete digital fluorescence from the sample under investigations offers a method for dealing with overlapping fluorescence lines through peak fitting and enables construction of elemental distribution maps for data collected in a scanning mode using a focused beam. A survey of equipment available on the market has lead to the decision to adapt the DXP digital data processing system manufactured by XIA to the existing detector and integrate it into the beamline control system.

Expected results

Expected impact on applied issues in the field of nuclear fission energy

The upgrade is an improvement in the detection capabilities of a unique facility for actinide research in Europe, thereby exerting an indirect beneficial impact on actinide research and the field of nuclear fission energy.

Expected impact on long term integration

The INE-Beamline can better serve the scientific interests of the actinide community with a modernization of its detector. The INE-Beamline is a pooled facility serving the ACTINET community, therefore integration is not an issue; integration should be an intrinsic result.