A data acquisition system based on digital signal processors for a setup with the detecting of coincident events

A setup is described for detecting several charged and neutral particles in coincidence and determining their energy and time parameters. The CAEN DT5742 (DT5720) desktop digitizer based on a digital signal processor is chosen as a central element of the data acquisition system. Using measurements of the parameters of secondary particles in the d + ²H → ²He + ²n reaction as an example, it is shown that this configuration allows all necessary information to be collected using a minimal set of electronic units, while the processing of digitized signals offers broad opportunities for interpreting the obtained data.