{"id":1890,"date":"2022-12-24T21:52:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T02:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1890"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:43:15","slug":"automated-nuclear-lab","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/automated-nuclear-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated Nuclear Lab 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Maximus Energy Automated Nuclear Lab 8 is an 8-channel\/8-detector version of <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/mca-pro\/\">MCA-PRO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MCA-PRO is a universal digital pulse processor (DPP) and multichannel analyzer (MCA) that functions as a complete spectrometer with <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/pulsecounter-pro\/\">PulseCounter Pro<\/a> software.<\/p>\n<p>MCA-PRO works with just about any detector type (alpha, beta, gamma, neutron, x-ray, SSB, PIPS, HPGe, etc.) that provides an analog output (step-like signal with exponential decay). MCA-PRO also accepts shaped pulses (triangular, trapezoidal, or Gaussian).<\/p>\n<p>MCA-PRO provides an HV bias power supply (positive or negative 300 to 3000V, 0.5 mA max).<\/p>\n<div>Simply connect your gamma, neutron, or other detector types, set up pulse shaping presets, and you are good to go. The system supports up to two different detectors, instruments, or analog data streams simultaneously. <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/mca-pro\/\">2-<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/anl-4\/\">4-channel<\/a>\u00a0MCA-PRO systems are also available.<\/div>\n<p><b>Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Channels: 8<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 12-bit<\/li>\n<li>Sampling rate: 100 kHz to 20 MHz<\/li>\n<li>Input signal range: 20 mV to 20V<\/li>\n<li>HV bias: 300 to 3000V, 0.5 mA max<\/li>\n<li>MCA channels: unlimited<\/li>\n<li>Detector signal shape: arbitrary<\/li>\n<li>Pulse shaping algorithms: trapezoidal, differential, integration<\/li>\n<li>Count rates: up to 1,000,000 CPS<\/li>\n<li>Energy and dose calibration<\/li>\n<li>Count rate histogram<\/li>\n<li>Rise time histogram<\/li>\n<li>Pulse width histogram<\/li>\n<li>Poisson distribution fitting<\/li>\n<li>Statistical significance analysis<\/li>\n<li>Detector signal monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Raw signal logging<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Connect detectors to CH1-CH8 of the MCA-PRO. Connect bias as necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Connect the MCA-PRO to a PC via the included USB cable.<\/li>\n<li>Install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picotech.com\/library\/our-oscilloscope-software-development-kit-sdk\">PicoSDK<\/a> on your PC.<\/li>\n<li>Run <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/pulsecounter-pro\/\">PulseCounter Pro<\/a> software. Create a new project and set up presets for the connected detectors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><b>What&#8217;s Included<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>MCA-PRO module<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/pulsecounter-pro\/\">PulseCounter Pro software<\/a>\u00a0(on flash drive)<\/li>\n<li>USB Cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detector Signal: BNC<\/li>\n<li>HV Bias: SHV<\/li>\n<li>USB 3.0: Type B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Requirements<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>64-bit Windows PC<\/li>\n<li>USB 3.0 port<\/li>\n<li>Screen resolution: 1920\u00d71080 or higher<\/li>\n<li>For the software UI to display correctly, set the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/make-text-and-apps-bigger-c3095a80-6edd-4779-9282-623c4d721d64\">Windows font scaling<\/a> at 100%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Warranty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-year parts and labor; buyer pays for shipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Reliable-Neutron-and-Gamma-Detection.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Reliable-Neutron-and-Gamma-Detection.pdf\">Reliable Neutron and Gamma Detection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Antuomated-Nuclear-Lab.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Antuomated-Nuclear-Lab.pdf\">Automated Nuclear Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PulseCounter-An-Efficient-Algorithms-for-General-Purpose-Detector-Pulse-Processing.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PulseCounter-An-Efficient-Algorithms-for-General-Purpose-Detector-Pulse-Processing.pdf\">PulseCounter: An Efficient General-Purpose Algorithm for Detector Signal Pulse-Processing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PulseCounter-Pro-Manual.pdf\">Automated Nuclear Lab and PulseCounter Pro manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8-channel\/8-detector universal digital pulse processor (DPP), multichannel analyzer (MCA), and spectrometer with built-in HV bias supply; powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/product\/pulsecounter-pro\/\">PulseCounter Pro<\/a> software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2759,"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1890","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-automated-nuclear-lab","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximus.energy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}