Nuclear Education Systems
NATS offers a wide range of nuclear laboratory education systems – for those in the introductory stages all the way to the more advanced level. Introduce fundamental principles and various techniques that are currently used while providing hands-on research, discovery, analyzation, education, and knowledge acquisition of nuclear science using lab systems for studying the characteristics of radiation.
Nuclear Eduction Systems (pdf file)
Experiments can be readily implemented in a conventional lab:
Radioactivity Demonstrator
Ideal for demonstrating the properties of radiation using a PC computer. The ST370 Radiation Counter interfaces
to a computer via a USB port and provides complete control of high voltage and preset time. Data is stored in
spreadsheet compatible files for exporting to Excel. The software displays counts, time, analog or digital
countrate and HV setting. Supplied complete with interface, software, GM detector and stand, 11 radiation
absorbers, a set of 3 alpha, beta and gamma sources and connecting cables. The system will also support a
scintillation detector (not included) for measuring low activity gamma radiation
Basic Nuclear Lab System
A complete student nuclear lab station with built-in Geiger-Mueller counter, scaler with preset time, large 6-decade LED display, variable high voltage, sample positioning tray, 11-piece absorber set, serial and USB interface with software for data transfer to PC. System includes alpha, beta and gamma radioisotope sources, experiment manuals, USB cable and software for PC.
Introductory Nuclear Lab System
A portable battery powered analog ratemeter system complete with Geiger-Mueller detector and stand, alpha, beta and gamma radioisotope sources, 20-piece absorber set, serial cable and software for connecting to PC. An excellent system for demonstrating the characteristics of radiation. Use with PC for group displays.
Intermediate Nuclear Lab System
The Intermediate System features the ST360 Radiation Counter. The counter has both serial and USB interfaces for connection to a PC computer and also includes support for optional NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors. As supplied, the system is ideally suited for studying the characteristics of radiation and conducting a wide variety of experiments. Features include preset time and preset count modes, a digital ratemeter with audible alarm point and digitally controlled high voltage. Included are an external GM counter and stand with 10-position slots, USB cable, STX software for computer control and data transfer with a PC, five radioisotope sources, 20-piece absorber set, lab manuals on CD with sample data and necessary cables.
Gamma Counter for Wipe and Tube Samples
This system combines the ST360 Radiation Counter with the SD78W-1 Scintillation Well Detector assembly for gross gamma counting of wipes and tube samples. The USB interface and software allows optional connection to a PC computer for data collection and storage. The system is supplied with a calibrated Cs-137 source for checking system integrity and quality control
SCA Spectrometer System for PC
This spectrometer system provides a complete solution for counting the activity of specific gamma ray emission from radioisotopes. The system includes a 38x38mm scintillation detector with stand, lead shield and cables, a single channel analyzer with high voltage supply, amplifier and adjustable counting window and a counter/timer for displaying the activity. Also included is a serial cable and software for optional connection to a computer if required, and a set of 4 gamma sources for calibration. System may also be configured with SP78W-2 well detector assembly at additional cost.
Integrated Computer Spectrometer – PCI Card
Designed for spectroscopy applications, the Integrated Computer Spectrometer is available in 1024, 2048, and 4096 channel versions. The integrated amplifier and high voltage (0 to +1280) are fully compatible with most standard scintillation detectors eliminating the need for special tube bases and external modules. For ease of setup and calibration, coarse gain, fine gain, high voltage, and lower and upper level discriminator settings are controlled directly from the PC. For operation with other types of detector systems such as HPGe, alpha spectrometers or single photon counting, computer controlled input selectors are provided to bypass the scintillation amplifier and allow direct access to the ADC or MCS input. An optional subpanel is available to gain access to Gate input, MSB output for Mossbauer control and custom control signals.
Advanced Spectroscopy Lab for PC
Designed for conducting a wide selection of spectroscopy experiments, the Advanced Lab features the ICS-1KPCI Integrated Computer Spectrometer for IBM compatible computers. This PCI plug-in card contains a computer controlled amplifier, high voltage, 1024 channel MCA, upper and lower level discriminators and multichannel scaling for half life and decay studies. The complete system includes a Na(Tl) scintillation detector with lead shield and multi-position sample stand, a set of 8 gamma emitting radioisotope sources including an “unknown”, MCA software with ISOMATCH peak identification and a lab manual of experiments in spectroscopy.
Universal Computer Spectrometer-USB
The UCS30 table-top unit is available in three memory sizes of 1024, 2048 and 4096 channels. Features include an integrated preamplifier for scintillation detectors, computer controlled amplifier with shaping time and polarity selection, 0 to +2048 volt high voltage supply, multichannel scaling and Mossbauer interface. The USB interface offers full Plug and Play capability and connectivity to many types of PC computers running Vista, Windows 2000 or XP.
Direct input to the ADC with gating capability allows coincidence operation using external signal processing. The Mossbauer Interface provides dwell times as short as 200µsec with multi-pass and MSB synchronization. Preamplifier power output (± 12V) allows connection of proportional counters and other detectors operating with external preamplifiers. When using charged particle or scintillation detectors, the conversion gain may be set to 256, 512 or 1024 channels. Available options include negative high voltage and ROI output for X-ray mapping.
UCS-30 Advanced Spectroscopy Lab for PC
Designed for conducting a wide selection of spectroscopy experiments, the Advanced Lab features the UCS30-1K Universal Computer Spectrometer for IBM compatible computers running Vista, Windows 2000 or XP. This external multichannel analyzer connects through a USB port and includes a computer controlled amplifier, high voltage supply, 1024 channel MCA, upper and lower level discriminators and multichannel scaling for half life and decay studies. The complete system includes a Na(Tl) scintillation detector with lead shield and multi-position sample stand, a set of 8 gamma emitting radioisotope sources including an “unknown”, MCA software with ISOMATCH peak identification and a lab manual of experiments in spectroscopy.