MCA-LITE

MCA-LITE is an entry-level universal multichannel analyzer / pulse processor.

MCA-LITE can work with a wide variety of nuclear instruments including alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, or neutron detectors and proportional counters.

MCA-LITE comes with PulseCounter software for pulse processing and basic spectroscopy.

Features

• Channels: 2
• Resolution: 8-bit
• Sampling rate: up to 6MHz
• High voltage power supply: 300..3000 V / 0.5 mA
• Built-in preamp (analogous to Ortec 142)
• Spectrum channels: unlimited
• Useful signal range: from  2 mV to 20V
• Detector signal shape: arbitrary
• Pulse shaping algorithms: trapezoidal, differential, integration
• Count rates: up to 100,000 CPS
• Energy and dose calibration
• Count rate histogram
• Rise time histogram
• Pulse width histogram
• Poisson distribution fitting
• Statistical significance analysis
• Detector signal monitoring
• Raw signal logging
• etc.

Publications

• Reliable Neutron and Gamma Detection
• Automated Nuclear Lab
• PulseCounter: An Efficient General-Purpose Algorithm for Detector Signal Pulse-Processing
• Automated Nuclear Lab and PulseCounter Pro manual

• PC
• Windows 10 64-bit
• USB 2.0 port