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Miniature multichannel analyzer for process monitoring

Conference ·
OSTI ID:141243
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (United States)
  2. Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia (Bulgaria)
A new, 4,000-channel analyzer has been developed for gamma-ray spectroscopy applications. A design philosophy of hardware and software building blocks has been combined with design goals of simplicity, compactness, portability, and reliability. The result is a miniature, modular multichannel analyzer (MMMCA), which offers solution to a variety of nondestructive assay (NDA) needs in many areas of general application, independent of computer platform or operating system. Detector-signal analog electronics, the bias supply, and batteries are included in the virtually pocket-size, low-power MMMCA unit. The MMMCA features digital setup and control, automated data reduction, and automated quality assurance. Areas of current NDA applications include on-line continuous (process) monitoring, process material holdup measurements, and field inspections.
OSTI ID:
141243
Report Number(s):
CONF-930304--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English