Synthesis of optimal digital shapers with arbitrary noise using a genetic algorithm.

This paper presents structure, design and implementation of a novel technique for determining the optimal shaping, in time-domain, for spectrometers by means of a Genetic Algorithm (GA) specifically designed for this purpose. The proposed algorithm is able to adjust automatically the coefficients for shaping an input signal. Results of this experiment have been compared to a previous simulated annealing algorithm. Finally, its performance and capabilities were tested using simulation data and a real particle detector, as a scintillator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]