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Published in final edited form as: Nucl Instrum Methods Phys Res A. 2009 Mar 19;604(3):548–554. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.02.043

Table 1.

Design specifications for the ERPC ASIC.

Physical dimensions	1.1 cm × 2.2 cm, with 32 × 64 pixels
Pixel size	350 µm × 350 µm
Preamp gain	10 µV/electron
Shaping time	~1 µs
Gain correction	8-bit
Offset correction	8-bit
Threshold control	10-bit, common to all channels
ADC	On pixel, 4-bit to 8-bit
Readout modes	Photon counting Energy-resolved readout with on-pixel
Count rate capability	15 Mcps per pixel in photon-counting 0.8 Mcps with 6-bit ADC and 0.2 Mcps 8 ADC
Energy resolution (with CZT detector)	2.5–3.5 keV FWHM@140 keV (measured)
Dynamic range	35–250 keV