Each workshop session will consist of two parts:

A theoretical portion, which will compare a digital solution to the traditional analog solution. This introductory portion will also introduce the student to several critical concepts and parameters such as:

• What happens when the signal gets into the digitizer

• How do you trigger on the signal, both internally and externally

• How the digitizer memory and FPGA work

• How waveforms are saved

• DC Offset

• How the digitizer is able to "look back in time"

• Coincidence and Anti-coincidence

• Build and depict histograms

• Charge Integration and PSD, including fine timing capability

• PHA & Spectroscopy

• A practical portion, in which the attendees will perform exercises demonstrating the concepts listed above using NaI crystal and EJ-309 liquid detectors. The Georgia Institute of Technology laboratory consists of 6 stations accommodating 12 people at a time.