Title :
A Portable Microcomputer Unit for the Analysis of Plutonium Gamma-Ray Spectra
Author :
Ruhter, Wayne D. ; Camp, David C.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P. O. Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550
Abstract :
A portable microcomputer has been developed for the IAEA to perform in-field analysis of plutonium gamma-ray spectra. The unit includes a 16-bit LSI-11/2 microprocessor, 32K words of memory, a 20-character display for user prompting, and a 20-character thermal printer for hardcopy output. Only the positions of the 148-keV Pu-241 and 208-keV U-237 peaks are required for spectral analysis. The unit was tested against gamma-ray spectra taken of NBS plutonium standards and IAEA spectra. Results obtained are presented.
Keywords :
Data analysis; Displays; Hardware; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; PROM; Printers; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Spectral analysis;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4335971
