DANTE - The Digital Pulse Processor for X-Ray Spectroscopy
DANTE is a Digital Pulse Processor specifically designed for X-ray spectroscopy. Available in single-channel and eight-channel desktop configuration, DANTE embeds years of experience in pulses processing by XGLab and it has been designed to match the most demanding requirements and features of Synchrotrons and high-end industrial applications.
Main characteristics
- Availability: 1CH, 8CH and custom solutions upon requests
- Pulse filtering: fixed trapezoidal
- Low-energies: detection down to Beryllium (108eV) and Lithium (54eV)
- Modular solution: easily extendable up to 32 channels by daisy chain
- Special functionalities: Waveform scanner, Single Spectrum Mode, Mapping Mode, List Mode, Trigger/Gating mode combined list-waveform
- System integration: SW libraries available for Windows & Linux. TANGO, EPICS, Python and LabView drivers available
Applications
- X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
- Low-energy micro-fluorescence X-ray spectroscopy (µ-XRF)
- X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS, XANES, EXAFS)
- Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE)
- Ultra-Fast XRF elemental mapping
DANTE Schematic
DANTE Advanced Functionalities
Technical Data
| Parameter | Conditions | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Analog input | AC or DC coupling | 3V peak-to-peak |
| Offset | SW Selectable | -1.5V to +1.5V |
| Digital Gain | 0.01-5 | |
| Peaking time | Fixed trapezoidal | from 32ns to 16us with 32ns step |
| Flat-top | SW Selectable in step of 32ns | 32ns-0.48us |
| OCR vs ICR | Peak Time = 32ns | 1.8Mcps @5Mcps |
| OCR vs. ICR linearity | Dead-time <70% | within 3% |
| Time resolution | P2P1=ratio between the double peak and the single peak | 95ns |
| Mapping mode | Spectra are switched automatically after a configurable interval or with a trigger input | Down to 1ms/spectrum (No dead time) |
| List Mode | E1, E2,..., En, t1, t2,..., tn | 16bit resolution, 8ns resolution |
| SW Library | Windows/Linux | C++ Library for x64 or x86 (requires Vista or newer, GCC 4.4.6 or newer) |
| System integration | compatibility and/or driver availability | TANGO, EPICS, Labview |
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