Spectrometer gun

Patent · Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5031793

Waechter, D A; Wolf, M A; Umbarger, C J

A hand-holdable, battery-operated, microprocessor-based spectrometer gun is described that includes a low-power matrix display and sufficient memory to permit both real-time observation and extended analysis of detected radiation pulses. Universality of the incorporated signal processing circuitry permits operation with various detectors having differing pulse detection and sensitivity parameters.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE82020875
• OSTI ID: 5031793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
DESIGN
SPECTROMETERS
DATA PROCESSING
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
NAI DETECTORS
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
OPERATION
COMPUTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTORS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
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