GBS Elektronik MCA166-USB User Manual
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................5
2 Hardware..........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Users safety information...........................................................................................6
2.1.1
Power Source..................................................................................................6
2.1.2
High Voltage Supply........................................................................................6
2.2 General Description..................................................................................................6
2.2.1
Power management.........................................................................................7
2.2.2
Switching on.....................................................................................................7
2.2.3
Charging the MCA166-USB.............................................................................8
2.2.4
Connecting the MCA166-USB to a Computer.................................................8
2.2.5
Connection of detectors...................................................................................9
2.2.6
Additional external battery pack and Power Pack.........................................10
3 Software.........................................................................................................................10
3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................10
3.2 SPEC (MS-DOS), WinSPEC (Windows)................................................................11
3.3 MCS (MS-DOS), WinMCS (Windows)...................................................................11
3.4 U235 (MS-DOS), WinU235 (Windows)..................................................................11
3.5 UF6 (MS-DOS), WinUF6........................................................................................11
3.6 LENG......................................................................................................................11
3.7 RATE......................................................................................................................12
3.8 WinSCAN...............................................................................................................12
3.9 Identify....................................................................................................................12
3.10 MCAPlot and MCAPrint..........................................................................................13
3.11 MMCAEVAL...........................................................................................................13
3.12 MCAWAND.............................................................................................................13
3.13 Miscellaneous.........................................................................................................14
4 MCA166-USB parameters for use with different detectors............................................14
5 Some of the most important photon energies................................................................15
6 Technical Data...............................................................................................................16
6.1 MCA166-USB Hardware Specifications.................................................................16
6.1.1
Amplifier.........................................................................................................16
6.1.2
ADC................................................................................................................17
6.1.3
Power supply.................................................................................................18
6.1.4
Preamplifier Voltages.....................................................................................18
6.1.5
High Voltage..................................................................................................18
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