DocumentCode
876648
Title
A LSI/CAMAC System for Heavy Elements Research
Author
Watkins, E.D. ; Dougan, R.J. ; McQuaid, J.H.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P. O. Box 808 Livermore, California 94550
Volume
32
Issue
4
fYear
1985
Firstpage
1453
Lastpage
1456
Abstract
We have developed a LSI-11/23 computer-driven CAMAC data acquisition system. The 64 silicondetector system is being used to investigate the alpha and spontaneous fission activities of short-lived transfermium isotopes by the real-time monitoring of the mother-daughter alpha decay sequence. A unique modular pulse processing electronics system was designed to simplify set up and calibration. The computer adjusts the gain of the CAMAC shaping amplifiers enabling the calibration and alignment of all 64 of the 1 k alpha spectra to within 0.5 channel in less than 10 minutes.
Keywords
CAMAC; Calibration; Chemical elements; Computerized monitoring; Data acquisition; Isotopes; Large scale integration; Pulse amplifiers; Radioactive decay; Real time systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1985.4333633
Filename
4333633
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