Braun MCA166-USB user manual

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5.The threshold of the spectrum seems to be much higher than expected.

●The input polarity may be wrong. Does the threshold depend on radioactive source and count rate? Try some other input polarity.

●P/Z may not be set correctly. Please check if P/Z is correctly adjusted.

●If the lower cutoff rises by itself, this is most probable caused by the auto threshold circuit which is responsible for detecting the noise level and adjusting the threshold to it. This auto threshold circuit uses the negative part of the amplifier output pulses to estimate noise. If now pole zero is severely maladjusted with strong undershoot, the undershoot is misinterpreted as noise and the threshold is increased, especially at medium and high count rates.

●Please check the detector preamplifier waveform. The decay half time of the signal should be optimum 40 us, but never shorter than 25 us. If it is shorter (as experienced with some NaI's) then it is not possible to adjust P/Z correctly, the time constant of the preamp has to be adjusted instead.

6.The high energy part of the spectrum is reduced or even missing

●Check if the behavior changes if the pile up rejector is switched off. Check the signal from the preamplifier. If the preamplifier signal rise time is slower than 500ns, then there is the danger that regular pulses (especially the large ones) are misinterpreted as pile-up. Try to use another preamplifier or just switch the pile-up rejector off.

●Similar effects can be seen if detector cables longer than 50m are used.

7.Dead time shown is very high although the count rate is low.

●There may be some detectors with excessive electronic noise. Try higher fast and slow threshold (You have to edit a setup file with a text editor for this).

8.Too high background rate with BICRON detectors

●Set Fast Threshold to 600 (You have to edit a setup file with a text editor for this) for gain > 50 (Edit setup file)

9.Everything should be okay, but the MCA gets no signals or just measures strange spectra

●wrong input polarity. Check input polarity, just toggle it for a test.

●The amplification is severely wrong set.

●wrong input mode. Check also ADC input mode

10.Strange error messages

●MCA opened recently, flat cables loose? Connect flat cable again .

11.Very bad resolution in a HPGe spectrum

●Detector worn out or defective. Change and regenerate detector.

●Problems with the high voltage module. Try another high voltage module.

●Check cables. Keep them away from switch mode power supplies and other possible sources of electromagnetic noise.

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Contents MCA166-USB Exclusion of liability MCA166-USBTable of Contents Appendix Introduction General Description Users safety informationHardware Switching on Power managementCharging the MCA166-USB Connecting the MCA166-USB to a ComputerConnection of detectors Overview Additional external battery pack and Power PackSoftware UF6 MS-DOS, WinUF6 Spec MS-DOS, WinSPEC WindowsMCS MS-DOS, WinMCS Windows U235 MS-DOS, WinU235 WindowsIdentify RateWinSCAN Source Target MCAPlot and MCAPrintMiscellaneous MCA166-USB parameters for use with different detectorsIsotope Half-life Energy keV Branching ratio % Some of the most important photon energiesAmplifier Technical DataMCA166-USB Hardware Specifications 2 ADC High Voltage Power supplyBattery Preamplifier VoltagesEnvironmental ratings Mechanical specificationComputer Interface Block Diagram of the MCA166-USB Diagrams and pin connectionsHV-Inhibit mode2 Contact SignalContact Voltage Max. Current Troubleshooting Page MCA166-USB $SPECREM File Content ExplanationFile Content Explanation $ROI File Content Explanation $ENERFIT$INPUT File Content $ADC$PRESETS $FASTDISCR 400 $SLOWDISCR$MCSTIME $POWERSTATE$MCSCHANNELS $MCSINPUT$SPECINTEGRAL File Content Explanation $RECCOUNTER$RECERRORCOUNTER File Content Explanation $WINSPECINFOAnalysismga AnalysiscsratioIcod $WINSPECINFOLOT LOT ID MBA File Content Explanation $UF6INSPINFO$WINSCANINFO OUTMBA LOT LOT ID File Content Explanation $INSPINFOArea and the Area Uncertainty Function Appendix 2 MCA166-USB algorithm, formulasSmooth CentroidStrip Appendix 3 Description of the communication DLLs8 MCA166-USB A3.1.3 Functions to work with the MCA Mmcastartacquire MmcaresetMmcacleartime MmcasetmodemcaMmcasetmodemcs MmcaclearmemoryMmcasetpresetintegral MmcasetpresetnoneMmcasetpresetlivetime MmcasetpresetrealtimeMmcasetmcschannel MmcasetadcresdiscrMmcasetroi MmcasetrepeatMmcasetmcsinputdiscr MmcasetmcsinputicrMmcasetmcsinputttl Mmcasetmcainputdirectpos MmcasetgainMmcasetmcainputamplifierpos MmcasetmcainputamplifiernegMmcasetpileuprejection MmcasetthresholdMmcasetshapingtimelow MmcasetshapingtimehighMMCASETPZCVALUE19 MmcasetfastMmcasetslow MMCASETPZCMANUAL18Mmcasethighvoltages MmcasetpreamplifierpowerMmcasetstabilisation MmcasetstabparamMMCASETUF6ROIS MmcasettdfMmcasetuserdata Mmcaqueryuserdata Contents of the Mmca User Date memory21Page Mmcaquerypower Mcastabresult STABSTARTED, Stabactive MmcaquerystateMcamode MODEMCA, Modemcs DTC STABIDLE, StaberrorMcainputadc Adcamplifier ADC Directpos Adcdirectneg Mcainputpol Inputpolaritypositive InputpolaritynegativeMmcaquerysystemdata MMCAQUERYIMAGE36 Mmcaqueryenrichment MmcaqueryspectraMmcaqueryonline MMCAQUERYUF6INFOMMCAQUERYUF6ROIS MmcaquerycentroidMmcaqueryvoltagecurrent Statestop CmdinitCmdstart CmdstopClearmemory = Cleartime Clearroi Clearall CmdsetmodeModemca Modemcs CmdclearLLD, ULD CmdsetpresetsPresetnone Presetreal Presetlive Presetint Presetarea CmdsetadcresdiscrCmdsettimeperchannel CmdsetrepeatCmdsetmcschannel Cmdsetmcainput CmdsetgainCmdsetinputpolarity Cmdsetshapingtime CmdsetmcsinputCmdsetthreshold Cmdsetslow CmdsetpurCmdsetfast Cmdsetpzctimeoffset CmdsetpzcCmdsetstabparam Cmdsetbias CmdsetpreamplifierpowerCmdsetuserdata CmdsettdfCMDSETUF6ROI Cmdqueryimage CmdquerypowerCmdquerystate CmdqueryspectraCmdquerycentroid CmdqueryuserdataCmdsystemdata CMDQUERYUF6ROIS CmdqueryenrichmentAppendix 5 Changing the MCA166-USB Firmware

MCA166-USB specifications

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