July 17th, 2020 - Berkeley Nucleonics Introduces the New Topaz-SIPM Multichannel Analyzer (MCA)

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC), a leading manufacturer of nuclear detection equipment has released a new device, the Topaz-SiPM MCA, a compact digital Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) capable of performing Pulse Height Analysis (PHA) of the signal produced by scintillation detectors which incorporate Silicon devices as photomultipliers (acronymized to SiPMs). This MCA can obtain the energy spectrum from the photon radiation detected by such scintillators, and easily read it out to a PC via a standard USB port for further data transfer and analysis. More information on the Topaz-SiPM MCA is available here.

“This is the most compact MCA we’ve ever built,” said Cody Cole, Application Engineer. “Basic software comes provided free with the device, but for more intensive analytical applications, the TOPAZ-SiPM is also compatible with our full-featured gamma-ray spectrum analysis software, bGAMMA.”

The TOPAZ-SiPM implements two modes of data acquisition: Pulse Height Analysis (PHA), and Multi-Channel Scaling (MCS). PHA mode is regularly used in nuclear spectrometry and radiometry, while MCS is used to follow photon detections in a particular specific energy region in function of time.

“At BNC, we’re always working to advance our instrumentation,” Cole said. “The Topaz-SiPM MCA is just our latest offering in our decades-long commitment to designing and manufacturing the world’s finest electronic instruments.”

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Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) is a leading manufacturer of precision electronic instrumentation for test, measurement, and nuclear research. With corporate headquarters  in San Rafael, California, BNC has additional manufacturing facilities and sales offices located throughout the United States.

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Cody Cole at 415-453-9955 Ext 203 or email at c.cole@berkeleynucleonics.com.