• DocumentCode
    849179
  • Title

    A Microprocessor-Controlled Portable Neutron Spectrometer

  • Author

    Hunt, G.F. ; Kaifer, R.C. ; Slaughter, D.R. ; Strout, R.E., II ; Rueppel, D.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    757
  • Lastpage
    762
  • Abstract
    A neutron spectrometer that acquires and unfolds data in the field has been developed for use in the energy range from 1 to 20 MeV. The system includes an NE213 organic scintillation detector, automatic gain stabilization, automatically stabilized pulse-shape discrimination, an LSI-11 microprocessor for control and data reduction, and a multichannel analyzer for data acquisition. The system, with the exception of the multichannel analyzer, is mounted in a suitcase 47 by 66 by 23.5cm. The mass is 23.5 kg.
  • Keywords
    Automatic control; Control systems; Detectors; Gamma ray detection; Instruments; Microprocessors; Neutrons; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1980.4330923
  • Filename
    4330923