Evaluation of the Maximum Throughput of ARDESIA-16 with Different Digital Pulse Processors

We present an evaluation of the maximum throughput of ARDESIA-16 at varying Input Count Rates using three different Digital Pulse Processors: XGLab's DANTE, XIA LLC's FalconX8, and a modified version of CAEN S.p.A.'s DT5560SE digitizer. We will cover performance metrics such as Output Count Rate and energy resolution, defined as the FWHM of the Mn-Kα peak. These measurements are specifically optimized to achieve a reasonable compromise between a satisfactory energy resolution and a high count rate with low dead time.The aim of this work is to study the performance of ARDESIA-16 with various Digital Pulse Processors at high input rates in order to cope with the quest for ultra-high-rate detectors required by next-generations synchrotron beamlines.