GAUSS IX: An interactive program for the analysis of gamma-ray spectra from Ge semiconductor detectors

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.467838· OSTI ID:129131

Egger, A E; Putnam, M H; Helmer, R G; Caffrey, A J; Greenwood, R C ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The newest member of a series of computer programs developed at the INEL for analysis of gamma-ray spectra from Ge semiconductor detectors is GAUSS IX. Tis program makes use of the computational routines of GAUSS VII in an interactive structure. The interactive features are implemented with OSF/Motif and the X Window System. This interactive version can dramatically decrease the turnaround time for spectral analyses, especially when the user needs to refit some of the peaks with specially-chosen fitting parameters. The graphic features increase the opportunity for detecting patterns and anomalies in the spectral analyses. The user of this program can set up the analysis parameters (i.e., peaks, peak regions, etc.) interactively via window dialogs. The user can interactively display and review the results, selectively re-fit peaks, and save or purge the results, as appropriate. The spectral displays can include the spectral data, peak locations, peak fitting regions, fit curves, and background curves; and the display is completely zoomable, scrollable, and resizable.

• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 129131
• Report Number(s): CONF-941061--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 4Pt1 Vol. 42; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNAE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
DATA ANALYSIS
G CODES
GAMMA SPECTRA
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES