Acoustic Analog Signal Processing for 20–200 MeV Proton Sound Detectors

Proton sound detectors rely on sensing the weak thermoacoustic signals emitted by the fast energy deposition at the end of the beam penetration path through the energy absorber. The energy of the ions/protons is first converted into heat, and then, into pressure by a thermodynamic process. The pressure signal propagates through the energy absorber, and it is read by an acoustic sensor, which, in t...