The French Navy chooses HTDS and DSPEC-50 digital signal processing electronics.
HTDS' Nuclear & Radiation Protection division has been selected by the French Navy to equip its analysis, surveillance and expertise laboratory (Lasem) in Brest. HTDS will supply and install digital signal processing electronics dedicated to the Lasem's environmental protection missions.
Equipped with a wide range of high-tech analysis tools, this laboratory is responsible for the safety of sailors. It has recently been looking for reliable, high-performance equipment to optimize its work and extend its operational scope in gamma spectrometry.
In addition to its extensive expertise in nuclear physics research, HTDS was selected thanks to a technical offer considered to be the most attractive, including the supply, installation and maintenance of several DSPEC-50 signal processing electronics from the manufacturer Ametek - Ortec.
Coupled with the LVIS gamma-ray spectrometry emulation, acquisition, analysis and management software (deconvolution software), this new DSPEC (Digital Signal Processing Gamma Spectrometer) recommended by HTDS will enable Lasem teams to optimize their gamma spectrometry measurements thanks to a robust, long-term solution. Successfully installed by HTDS, it will also enable navy scientists to work on a wider range of applications within the laboratory.
With this new facility, and the confidence shown by the French Navy, HTDS has strengthened its position as a key player in signal processing for research in radiation protection and nuclear physics.
DSPEC-50 and DSPEC-502A, new signal processing systems for optimum performance
Already acclaimed for its performance and high digital signal stability, OrteC's DSPEC-50/502A signal processing electronics offer the advantage of innovative, high-quality nuclear instrumentation, enabling scientists to broaden their field of investigation.
From a technical point of view, the DSPEC-50 is available in the following versions Standard and Advanced which offer the same digital signal processing and stability for optimum spectroscopic performance. The Advanced integrates additional features to optimize signal synchronization applications, such as "countons" suppression and anti-coincidence measurements.
In addition to higher resolution, greater stability, dual MCA voices and positive/negative polarization, the DSPEC-502A brings other benefits to users:
> Increased Pic-to-Compton
> Background noise reduction through anti-coincidence
> Installation and programming in less than an hour
> Signal stability
"This equipment will be ideal for laboratory measurements, ultra-low background noise measurements, environmental laboratories and industrial applications", says HTDS.