We are pleased to have taken part in the CAEN Experimental Nuclear Physics Workshop, hosted by the Department of Applied Physics I at the Universidad de Sevilla.
The workshop provided a hands-on experience in experimental nuclear physics, offering participants a deep dive into both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Students and professors explored a range of technologies, including Geiger-Müller detectors, NaI+PMT systems, oscilloscopes, pulser generators, and CAEN’s educational and emulation kits.
A central part of the workshop focused on the CAEN Open FPGA Kit SP5650, which combines the CAEN Digital Detector Emulator with a 2-channel, 65 MS/s, 12-bit Digitizer (Open FPGA). Using the Sci-Compiler graphical development environment, participants developed and uploaded custom firmware to the digitizer to implement real-time signal processing, internal self-triggering, and data acquisition routines—gaining practical experience in digital electronics applied to nuclear instrumentation.
The program also included advanced activities in alpha spectroscopy using radioactive sources and real beams at the Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), where participants carried out nuclear reaction data analysis using ROOT software.
We thank the organizers and the enthusiastic attendees for the opportunity to support this educational initiative and share our tools with the next generation of nuclear physicists.
