Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum

A virtual MCA (Multichannel Analyzer) was developed via a software in the computer environment to display a spectrum for radiation detection experiments. A pulse generator that substitutes for a particle detector was used to supply the signals to be analyzed in the MCA. The pulses from the generat...

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Main Authors: Gözde TEKTAŞ, Cüneyt ÇELİKTAŞ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gazi University 2021-06-01
Series:Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1594792
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description A virtual MCA (Multichannel Analyzer) was developed via a software in the computer environment to display a spectrum for radiation detection experiments. A pulse generator that substitutes for a particle detector was used to supply the signals to be analyzed in the MCA. The pulses from the generator were analyzed by a virtual MCA and a real MCA. Channel numbers and the number of counts in these channels, and the total counts obtained from the virtual MCA and the real MCA were compared with each other. For comparing of the number of counts, data were accumulated in different acquisition times. After comparison of the results, it was observed that the virtual MCA was quite successful as well as a real MCA. It was concluded from the introduced work that the developed virtual MCA would be able to use in a radiation detection system like a real one.
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spelling doaj.art-ec89cf7344c046cdaffe99d7af0580fc2023-02-15T16:15:12ZengGazi UniversityGazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi2147-95262021-06-019222022510.29109/gujsc.884948Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation SpectrumGözde TEKTAŞhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3360-5236Cüneyt ÇELİKTAŞhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8608-066XA virtual MCA (Multichannel Analyzer) was developed via a software in the computer environment to display a spectrum for radiation detection experiments. A pulse generator that substitutes for a particle detector was used to supply the signals to be analyzed in the MCA. The pulses from the generator were analyzed by a virtual MCA and a real MCA. Channel numbers and the number of counts in these channels, and the total counts obtained from the virtual MCA and the real MCA were compared with each other. For comparing of the number of counts, data were accumulated in different acquisition times. After comparison of the results, it was observed that the virtual MCA was quite successful as well as a real MCA. It was concluded from the introduced work that the developed virtual MCA would be able to use in a radiation detection system like a real one.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1594792virtual mcareal mcapulse processing
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Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi
virtual mca
real mca
pulse processing
title Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
title_full Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
title_fullStr Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
title_full_unstemmed Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
title_short Developing of a Virtual MCA to Acquire a Radiation Spectrum
title_sort developing of a virtual mca to acquire a radiation spectrum
topic virtual mca
real mca
pulse processing
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