The Design of Buffer Memories for Multi-Channel Neutron Time-of-Flight Analysis

The logical, or system, organization of a buffered data storage system designed expressly for non-stationary randomly arriving data is described. The system makes use of multiple levels of buffering. Simulation on a digital computer is used as a design technique. The system was evaluated for an input arrival distribution expected from Columbia University´s Nevis Neutron Velocity Spectrometer. It was shown that the amount of high speed memory required can be reduced by factors of 100, or more, when compared with more conventional single level buffer storage systems.