ORTEC A66-BW GammaVision
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The A66-BW GammaVision is a powerful software package for the analysis of gamma-ray spectra. This software is designed for use in a variety of applications, including environmental monitoring, nuclear safeguards, and industrial process control. It features advanced analysis tools, including peak fitting, efficiency calibration, and nuclide identification, all of which can be streamlined for high-throughput or automated environments. The software also provides MCA emulation for compatibility with a variety of ORTEC hardware.
Key Features
Gamma-ray spectrum analysis
MCA emulation
Advanced analysis tools
High-throughput environments
Support for various ORTEC hardware
Pages: 498 ORTEC A66-BW GammaVision User's manual
Brand: ORTEC Category: Software Size: 6 MB
Languages: English
Table of contents
- 21 1. INTRODUCTION
- 21 1.1. General
- 22 1.1.1. Automation for High-Throughput Environments
- 23 1.1.2. Analysis and Display Tools
- 23 1.2. MCA Emulation
- 24 1.3. PC Requirements and Operating System Cautions
- 25 1.4. MCB Support in GammaVision v
- 25 1.5. Detector Security
- 25 1.6. List Mode Support
- 27 2. INSTALLING GAMMAVISION
- 27 2.2. Step 2: Installing GammaVision
- 30 2.3.1. Configuring a New Instrument
- 31 2.3.2. Customizing ID Numbers and Descriptions
- 31 2.4. Caution: Running the MCB Configuration Program Can Affect Quality Assurance
- 33 2.4.1. Confirming the MCB Identification to Maintain QA Integrity
- 34 2.4.2. Editing the MCB Configuration Command Line
- 35 2.5. Product Registration
- 36 2.6. Enabling Additional ORTEC Device Drivers and Adding New MCBs
- 37 3. GETTING STARTED — A GAMMAVISION TUTORIAL
- 37 3.1. Introduction
- 38 3.2. Starting GammaVision
- 39 3.2.1. Recalling a Spectrum
- 40 3.2.2. The Simplest Way To Do An Analysis
- 42 3.2.3. Loading a Library
- 43 3.2.4. Setting the Analysis Parameters
- 46 3.2.5. Energy Calibration
- 50 3.2.5.1. Auto Calibration
- 50 3.2.6. Efficiency Calibration
- 53 3.2.7. Energy and Efficiency Calibration Using the Calibration Wizard
- 55 3.2.8. Changing a Library
- 56 3.2.9. Detector Setup
- 57 3.2.9.1. Conversion Gain
- 58 3.2.9.2. Detectors Set Up Manually
- 58 3.2.9.3. Computer-Controlled Hardware Setup
- 58 3.2.9.4. Amplifier Settings
- 59 Automatic Optimization
- 59 Adjusting Amplifier Gain
- 63 4. DISPLAY FEATURES
- 63 4.1. Startup
- 66 4.2. Spectrum Displays
- 67 4.3. The Toolbar
- 69 4.4. Using the Mouse
- 69 4.4.1. Moving the Marker with the Mouse
- 69 4.4.2. The Right-Mouse-Button Menu
- 70 4.4.3. Using the “Rubber Rectangle
- 70 4.4.4. Resizing and Moving the Full Spectrum View
- 70 4.5. Buttons and Boxes
- 72 4.6. Opening Files with Drag-and-Drop
- 72 4.7. Associated Files
- 73 5. MENU COMMANDS
- 76 5.1. File
- 76 5.1.1. Settings
- 76 5.1.1.1. General
- 77 Save File Format
- 78 Ask On Save Options
- 78 Sample Start/End Time
- 78 5.1.1.2. Export
- 79 Arguments
- 80 Initial Directory
- 80 Run Options
- 80 Use DataMaster
- 81 5.1.1.3. Import
- 81 Arguments
- 82 Initial Directory
- 82 Default
- 82 Run Options
- 82 Use DataMaster
- 82 5.1.1.4. Directories
- 83 5.1.2. Recall
- 84 5.1.3. Save/Save As
- 85 5.1.4. Export
- 85 5.1.5. Import
- 86 5.1.6. Print
- 86 5.1.7. Compare
- 87 5.1.7.1. Comparing ZDT Spectra with <Shift + F3>
- 88 5.1.8. Save Plot
- 89 5.1.9. Exit
- 89 5.1.10. About GammaVision
- 90 5.2. Acquire
- 90 5.2.1. Acquisition Settings
- 91 5.2.1.1. Start/Save/Report
- 91 5.2.1.2. Ask on Start Options
- 92 Sample Type Defaults
- 92 Acquisition Presets
- 92 Sample Description
- 92 Sample Size
- 92 Collection Date and Time
- 93 Sample Start/Stop Time
- 93 5.2.2. Start
- 93 5.2.3. Start/Save/Report
- 93 5.2.4. Stop
- 94 5.2.5. Clear
- 94 5.2.6. Copy to Buffer
- 94 5.2.7. List Mode
- 94 5.2.8. QA
- 94 5.2.9. Download Spectra
- 95 5.2.10. ZDT Display Select
- 96 5.2.11. MCB Properties
- 97 5.2.11.1. DSPEC
- 97 Amplifier
- 100 Amplifier PRO
- 104 Stabilizer
- 105 High Voltage
- 106 About
- 106 Status
- 107 Presets
- 109 MDA Preset
- 110 Nuclide Report Tab
- 112 5.2.11.2. Nuclide Report Calculations
- 113 5.2.11.3. Gain and Zero Stabilization
- 114 5.2.11.4. ZDT (Zero Dead Time) Mode
- 117 Choosing a ZDT Mode
- 117 The NORM_CORR Diagnostic Mode
- 118 More Information
- 118 5.2.11.5. InSight Mode
- 118 InSight Mode Controls
- 120 Mark Types
- 122 5.2.11.6. Setting the Rise Time in Digital MCBs
- 123 5.3. Calibrate
- 123 5.3.1. General Information, Cautions, and Tips
- 124 5.3.1.1. For Best Calibration Results
- 125 5.3.2. Energy
- 125 5.3.2.1. Introduction
- 126 5.3.2.2. Auto Calibration
- 127 5.3.2.3. Manual Calibration
- 131 5.3.2.4. Easy Recalibration Using An .ENT Table
- 132 5.3.2.5. Speeding Up Calibration with a Library
- 133 5.3.2.6. Other Sidebar Control Commands
- 133 5.3.2.7. Using Multiple Spectra for a Single Calibration
- 134 5.3.3. Efficiency
- 134 5.3.3.1. Introduction
- 137 5.3.3.2. Interpolative Fit
- 138 5.3.3.3. Linear Fit
- 138 5.3.3.4. Quadratic Fit
- 139 5.3.3.5. Polynomial Fit
- 140 5.3.3.6. TCC Polynomial Fit
- 140 5.3.3.7. Performing the Efficiency Calibration
- 143 5.3.3.8. Using The Library
- 145 5.3.3.9. Automatic Efficiency Calibration
- 145 5.3.3.10. Manual Calibration
- 145 5.3.3.11. Other Efficiency Sidebar Control Commands
- 145 5.3.3.12. Editing the Standard (.EFT) Table File
- 148 5.3.3.13. The Efficiency Graph Control Menu
- 148 5.3.3.14. The Efficiency Table Control Menu
- 149 5.3.4. Description
- 149 5.3.5. Recall Calibration
- 150 5.3.6. Save Calibration
- 150 5.3.7. Print Calibration
- 152 5.3.8. Calibration Wizard
- 153 Create New
- 154 Read From File
- 155 Calibration or Recalling from File
- 155 Create New
- 159 Read From File — Efficiency
- 159 Read from File — TCC
- 160 5.3.8.3. Performing the New Energy Calibration
- 161 5.3.8.5. Reviewing the Calibration Wizard Results
- 163 5.4. Calculate
- 163 5.4.1. Settings
- 163 5.4.2. List Data Range
- 164 5.4.3. Peak Info
- 165 5.4.3.1. Calculation
- 167 5.4.4. Input Count Rate
- 167 5.4.5. Sum
- 168 5.4.6. Smooth
- 168 5.4.7. Strip
- 169 5.5. Analyze
- 170 5.5.1. Settings
- 170 5.5.1.1. Sample Type
- 170 Sample Tab
- 172 System Tab
- 175 Decay Tab
- 176 Report Tab
- 179 Analysis Tab
- 182 Corrections Tab
- 184 Isotopes Tab
- 185 Uncertainties Tab
- 186 5.5.1.2. Report Generator
- 186 5.5.1.3. Attenuation Coefficients
- 186 Coefficient Table
- 191 Calculate from Spectra
- 193 5.5.1.4. Geometry Correction
- 193 Automatic Calculation
- 193 Manual Calculation
- 194 Editing the Geometry Correction Table
- 194 5.5.1.5. Peak Background Correction
- 195 Create PBC
- 195 Select PBC
- 195 Edit PBC
- 200 Print PBC
- 200 5.5.1.6. Average Energy
- 202 Average Energy Sidebar Control Menu
- 203 Average Energy Table Control Menu
- 203 5.5.1.7. Iodine Equivalence
- 204 Iodine Equivalence Sidebar Control Menu
- 204 Iodine Equivalence Table Control Menu
- 204 5.5.1.8. DAC (MPC)
- 205 DAC (MPC) Sidebar Control Menu
- 206 DAC (MPC) Table Control Menu
- 206 5.5.1.9. Gamma Total
- 208 Output File Naming Convention
- 208 Hardware and Analysis Configuration
- 209 Configuring and Generating the Gamma Total Reports
- 211 5.5.2. Peak Search
- 211 5.5.3. ROI Report
- 213 5.5.4. Entire Spectrum in Memory
- 213 5.5.5. Spectrum on Disk
- 214 5.5.6. Display Analysis Results
- 215 5.5.6.1. Analysis Sidebar
- 216 5.5.6.2. Analysis Results Spectrum Window
- 216 Plot Absolute Residuals/Plot Relative Residuals
- 216 Zoom In
- 217 Zoom Out
- 217 Undo Zoom In
- 217 Full View
- 217 Mark ROI
- 217 Clear Active ROI
- 217 Show ROI Bars
- 218 Peak Info
- 218 Show Hover Window
- 218 Sum Spectrum
- 219 Print Graph
- 219 Properties
- 220 5.5.6.3. Analysis Results Table
- 223 5.5.7. Interactive in Viewed Area
- 226 5.6. Library
- 227 5.6.1. Select Peak
- 227 5.6.2. Select File
- 228 5.6.3. Edit
- 229 5.6.3.1. Copying Nuclides From Library to Library
- 230 5.6.3.2. Creating a New Library Manually
- 231 5.6.3.3. Editing Library List Nuclides
- 232 Manually Adding Nuclides
- 232 Deleting Nuclides from the Library
- 232 Rearranging the Library List
- 233 Editing Nuclide Peaks
- 233 Adding Nuclide Peaks
- 234 Rearranging the Peak List
- 234 5.6.3.4. Saving or Canceling Changes and Closing
- 234 5.6.4. List
- 235 5.7. Services
- 235 5.7.1. JOB Control
- 235 5.7.1.1. Editing a .JOB File
- 236 5.7.2. Sample Description
- 237 5.7.3. Menu Passwords
- 238 5.7.4. Lock/Unlock Detectors
- 239 5.7.5. Edit Detector List
- 241 5.8. ROI
- 241 5.8.1. Off
- 241 5.8.2. Mark
- 241 5.8.3. UnMark
- 242 5.8.4. Mark Peak
- 242 5.8.5. Clear
- 242 5.8.6. Clear All
- 242 5.8.7. Auto Clear
- 242 5.8.8. Save File
- 243 5.8.9. Recall File
- 243 5.9. Display
- 243 5.9.1. Detector
- 244 5.9.2. Detector/Buffer
- 244 5.9.3. Logarithmic
- 244 5.9.4. Automatic
- 244 5.9.5. Baseline Zoom
- 244 5.9.6. Zoom In
- 245 5.9.7. Zoom Out
- 245 5.9.8. Center
- 245 5.9.9. Full View
- 245 5.9.10. Isotope Markers
- 247 5.9.11. Preferences
- 247 5.9.11.1. Points/Fill ROI/Fill All
- 247 5.9.11.2. Spectrum Colors
- 248 5.9.11.3. Peak Info Font/Color
- 248 5.10. Window
- 249 5.11. Right-Mouse-Button (Context) Menu
- 249 5.11.1. Start
- 249 5.11.2. Stop
- 249 5.11.3. Clear
- 249 5.11.4. Copy to Buffer
- 249 5.11.5. Zoom In
- 249 5.11.6. Zoom Out
- 250 5.11.7. Undo Zoom In
- 250 5.11.8. Mark ROI
- 250 5.11.9. Clear ROI
- 250 5.11.10. Peak Info
- 250 5.11.11. Input Count Rate
- 250 5.11.12. Sum
- 250 5.11.13. MCB Properties
- 251 6. ANALYSIS METHODS
- 251 6.1. General
- 251 6.2. The Analysis Engines
- 251 6.2.1. Analysis Engine Options
- 251 6.2.1.1. WAN
- 252 6.2.1.2. GAM
- 252 6.2.1.3. NPP
- 252 6.2.1.4. ENV
- 253 6.2.1.5. ROI
- 253 ROI Analysis
- 254 Additional Considerations
- 255 6.2.2. Selecting an Analysis Engine — Decision Matrix
- 256 6.2.2.1. Guidelines for Selecting an Analysis Engine
- 256 Engines Only)
- 256 6.2.3.1. Details of Library Reduction
- 258 6.3. Calculation Details for Peaks
- 258 6.3.1. Background Calculation Methods
- 258 6.3.1.1. Automatic
- 260 6.3.1.2. 5-Point Average
- 260 6.3.1.3. 3-Point Average
- 260 6.3.1.4. 1-Point
- 261 6.3.1.5. Example Background
- 263 6.3.2. Peak Area — Singlets
- 263 6.3.2.1. Total Summation Method
- 264 6.3.2.2. Directed Fit Method
- 265 6.3.2.3. ISO NORM Singlet Peak Method
- 269 6.3.3. Example Peak Area
- 269 6.3.3.1. Total Summation Method
- 269 6.3.3.2. Directed Fit Method
- 270 6.3.4. Peak Uncertainty
- 271 6.3.4.1. Peak Uncertainty in ZDT Spectra
- 271 6.3.5. Peak Centroid
- 271 6.3.6. Energy Recalibration
- 274 6.3.7. Peak Search
- 276 6.3.7.1. Peak Acceptance Tests
- 278 6.3.8. Narrow Peaks
- 278 6.4. Suspected Nuclides
- 278 6.5. Locating Multiplets
- 279 6.5.1. Defining a Multiplet Region for Deconvolution
- 279 6.5.2. Establishing Multiplet Background
- 281 6.5.2.1. Stepped Background
- 282 6.5.3. Parabolic Background
- 282 6.5.4. Total Peak Area
- 284 6.5.5. Library-Based Peak Stripping
- 284 6.5.5.1. Automatic Peak Stripping
- 285 6.5.5.2. Manual Peak Stripping
- 286 6.6. Fraction Limit
- 287 6.7. Nuclide Activity
- 288 6.7.1. Average Activity
- 289 6.7.2. Nuclide Counting Uncertainty Estimate
- 290 6.8. Total Activity (ROI32 Analysis Engine Only)
- 290 6.9. MDA
- 291 6.9.1. Computing MDA Values
- 291 6.9.1.1. Area Methods
- 293 6.9.1.2. Background Methods
- 295 6.9.1.3. Computing MDA
- 295 6.9.2. GammaVision MDA Methods
- 295 6.9.2.1. Method 1: Traditional ORTEC
- 296 6.9.2.2. Method 2: Critical Level ORTEC
- 296 6.9.2.3. Method 3: Suppress MDA Output
- 296 6.9.2.4. Method 4: KTA Rule
- 296 6.9.2.5. Method 5: Japan 2 Sigma Limit
- 296 6.9.2.6. Method 6: Japan 3 Sigma Limit
- 297 6.9.2.7. Method 7: Currie Limit
- 297 6.9.2.8. Method 8: RISO MDA
- 297 6.9.2.9. Method 9: LLD ORTEC
- 297 6.9.2.10. Method 10: Peak Area
- 297 Method)
- 298 6.9.2.12. Method 12: Regulatory Guide
- 298 6.9.2.13. Method 13: Counting Lab — USA
- 298 6.9.2.14. Method 14: Erkennungsgrenze (Detection Limit) DIN
- 299 6.9.2.15. Method 15: Nachweisgrenze DIN
- 299 6.9.2.16. Method 16: EDF — France
- 299 6.9.2.17. Method 17: NUREG
- 299 6.9.2.18. Method 18: ISO Decision Threshold (CL)
- 299 6.9.2.19. Method 19: ISO Detection Limit (MDA)
- 300 6.10. Corrections
- 300 6.10.1. Decay During Acquisition
- 300 6.10.2. Decay Correction
- 301 6.10.3. Decay During Collection
- 301 6.10.4. Peaked Background Correction
- 302 6.10.4.1. PBC Match Width (By Energy option OFF)
- 302 6.10.4.2. Match by Energy Only (By Energy option ON)
- 303 6.10.5. Geometry Correction
- 304 6.10.5.1. Example
- 305 6.10.6. Absorption
- 306 6.10.6.1. External Absorption
- 306 6.10.6.2. Internal Absorption
- 306 Internal Absorption Correction
- 307 6.10.6.3. Example — Ratio Method
- 309 6.10.6.4. Example — Table Values
- 311 6.11. Random Summing
- 312 6.11.1. Random Summing Correction
- 313 6.12. Reported Uncertainty
- 313 6.12.1. Total Uncertainty Estimate
- 314 6.12.2. Counting Uncertainty Estimate
- 314 6.12.3. Additional Normally Distributed Uncertainty Estimate
- 315 6.12.4. Random Summing Uncertainty Estimate
- 315 6.12.5. Absorption Uncertainty Estimate
- 315 6.12.6. Nuclide Uncertainty Estimate
- 315 6.12.7. Efficiency Uncertainty Estimate
- 316 6.12.7.1. Calibration Counting Uncertainty
- 317 6.12.7.2. TCC-Polynomial
- 317 6.12.7.3. Interpolative
- 318 6.12.7.4. Linear, Quadratic or Polynomial
- 319 Matrix Solution
- 320 Matrix Inversion
- 320 Uncertainty of the Fit
- 322 6.12.8. Geometry Uncertainty Estimate
- 323 6.12.9. Uniformly Distributed Uncertainty Estimate
- 323 6.12.10. Additional User-Defined Uncertainty Factors
- 323 6.12.11. Sample Size Uncertainty
- 324 6.12.12. Peaked Background Correction and Uncertainty Calculations
- 324 6.12.12.1. Single PBC Subtraction
- 325 6.12.12.2. Multiple PBC Subtraction
- 326 6.13. EBAR — Average Energy
- 328 6.14. IEQ — Iodine Equivalence
- 329 6.15. DAC or MPC
- 330 6.16. True Coincidence Correction
- 331 6.17. ISO NORM Implementation in GammaVision
- 331 6.17.1. The ISO NORM Model in GammaVision
- 332 6.17.2. The Uncertainty of Net Peak Area
- 333 6.17.3. Other Quantities in ISO NORM
- 333 6.17.4. Conversion from Counts to Activity
- 335 6.17.5. Peak Calculation Details
- 335 6.17.5.1. Critical Level or Decision Threshold
- 336 6.17.5.2. Peak MDA or Peak Detection Limit
- 336 General MDA Equation
- 337 Uncertainties in the MDA Equation
- 338 Special Cases
- 339 MDA to Critical Level Ratio
- 340 Maximum MDA Ratio
- 341 Maximum MDA Report
- 342 6.17.5.3. The Best Estimated Activity
- 342 6.17.5.4. The Lower and Upper Limits of the Activity
- 343 6.17.6. Nuclide Calculation Details
- 343 6.17.6.1. Nuclide Activity
- 344 6.17.6.2. Nuclide Activity Counting Uncertainty
- 344 6.17.6.3. Nuclide Best Estimated Activity
- 344 6.17.6.4. Nuclide Best Estimated Activity Uncertainty
- 345 6.17.6.5. Nuclide Critical Level
- 345 6.17.6.6. Nuclide MDA
- 345 6.17.6.7. Nuclide Lower and Upper Activity Limits
- 346 6.17.6.8. Total Reported Activity
- 346 6.17.7. GammaVision / ISO NORM Unique Calculations
- 346 6.17.7.1. Special Background Variance Calculations
- 346 Zero Background Width
- 346 Narrow Peak Width
- 347 Zero Peak Background
- 347 Peaked Background Correction (PBC)
- 347 6.17.7.2. Negative Peak Area and Confidence Interval
- 348 Lower Confidence Limit
- 348 Upper Confidence Limit
- 349 The Best Estimated Activity
- 349 Uncertainty of the Best Estimated Activity
- 349 6.17.7.3. Peak Area Uncertainty
- 350 6.18. EDF Gamma Total Analysis
- 350 6.18.1. Geometry (K-Factor) Calculation
- 351 6.18.2. Gamma Total (Cesium Equivalence) Activity
- 353 7. ANALYSIS REPORT
- 353 7.1. Report Header
- 354 7.2. Sample, Detector, and Acquisition Parameters
- 354 7.3. Calibration Parameters
- 355 7.4. Library Parameters
- 355 7.5. Analysis Parameters
- 357 7.6. Correction Parameters
- 358 7.7. Peak and Nuclide Tables
- 359 7.7.1. ROI Peak Summary (ROI32 Engine Only)
- 360 7.7.2. Summary of ROI Peak Usage (ROI32 Engine Only)
- 360 7.7.3. Summary of ROI Nuclides (ROI32 Engine Only)
- 361 7.7.4. Summary of Peaks in Range (ENV32 and NPP32 Only)
- 362 7.7.5. Unidentified Peak Summary
- 363 7.7.6. Identified Peak Summary
- 364 7.7.7. Summary of Library Peak Usage
- 367 7.7.7.1. Summary of Library Peak Usage Flags
- 369 7.7.8. Discarded Isotope Peaks
- 370 7.7.9. Summary of Discarded Peaks
- 371 7.7.10. Summary of Nuclides in Sample
- 374 7.7.11. Summary of Nuclides (ISO-NORM)
- 375 7.7.12. Iodine Equivalence and Average Energy Calculations
- 376 7.7.13. DAC Calculations
- 376 7.8. The EDF Special Application Report
- 379 8. QUALITY ASSURANCE
- 379 8.1. Introduction
- 381 8.1.1. Using QA Results to Diagnose System Problems
- 381 8.2. QA Submenu
- 382 8.2.1. Settings
- 382 8.2.1.1. Establishing QA Settings
- 385 8.2.2. Measure Background
- 385 8.2.3. Measure Sample
- 386 8.2.4. Status
- 386 8.2.5. Control Charts
- 391 8.3. Quality Assurance Example
- 394 8.4. Creating a QA Database
- 395 9. KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
- 395 9.1. Introduction
- 395 9.2. Marker and Display Function Keys
- 395 9.2.1. Next Channel
- 398 9.2.3. Next/Previous Peak
- 398 9.2.4. Next/Previous Library Entry
- 398 9.2.5. First/Last Channel
- 399 9.2.6. Jump (Sixteenth Screen Width)
- 399 9.2.7. Insert ROI
- 399 9.2.8. Clear ROI
- 399 9.2.9. Taller/Shorter
- 400 9.2.10. Move Rubber Rectangle One Pixel
- 400 9.2.11. Compare Vertical Separation
- 400 9.2.12. Zoom In/Zoom Out
- 400 9.2.13. Fine Gain
- 400 9.2.14. Fine Gain (Large Move)
- 401 9.2.15. Screen Capture
- 401 9.3. Keyboard Number Combinations
- 401 9.3.1. Start
- 401 9.3.2. Stop
- 401 9.3.3. Clear
- 401 9.3.4. Copy to Buffer
- 402 9.3.5. Detector/Buffer
- 402 9.3.6. Narrower/Wider
- 402 9.4. Function Keys
- 402 9.4.1. ROI
- 402 9.4.2. ZDT/Normal
- 403 9.4.3. ZDT Compare
- 403 9.4.4. Detector/Buffer
- 403 9.4.5. Taller/Shorter
- 403 9.4.6. Narrower/Wider
- 403 9.4.7. Full View
- 403 9.4.8. Select Detector
- 404 9.5. Keypad Keys
- 404 9.5.1. Log/Linear
- 404 9.5.2. Auto/Manual
- 404 9.5.3. Center
- 404 9.5.4. Zoom In/Zoom Out
- 404 9.5.5. Fine Gain
- 405 10. JOB FILES
- 405 10.1. Introduction
- 405 10.1.1. JOB Command Functionality
- 405 10.1.1.1. Loops
- 406 10.1.1.2. Errors
- 406 10.1.1.3. Ask on Start and Ask on Save
- 406 10.1.1.4. Password-Locked Detectors
- 406 10.1.1.5. .JOB Files and the Multiple-Detector Interface
- 407 10.1.2. JOB Command Structure
- 407 10.2. .JOB File Variables
- 409 10.3. JOB Programming Example
- 411 10.3.1. Improving the JOB
- 412 10.3.2. JOB Commands for List Mode
- 414 10.4. JOB Command Catalog
- 443 11. UTILITIES
- 443 11.1. GVPlot
- 443 11.1.1. Screen Features
- 445 11.1.2. The Toolbar
- 446 11.1.3. Menu Commands
- 446 11.1.3.1. File
- 447 11.1.3.2. View
- 447 11.1.3.3. Options
- 448 Graph
- 449 Title Text
- 450 Auto Load UFO
- 450 11.1.3.4. ROI
- 450 Modify Active ROI/Off
- 450 Clear
- 451 Clear All
- 451 Save File
- 451 Recall File
- 451 11.1.4. Right-Mouse-Button (Context) Menu Commands
- 451 11.1.4.1. Show Residuals
- 452 11.1.4.2. Zoom In
- 452 11.1.4.3. Zoom Out
- 452 11.1.4.4. Undo Zoom In
- 452 11.1.4.5. Full View
- 452 11.1.4.6. Mark ROI
- 452 11.1.4.7. Clear Active ROI
- 452 11.1.4.8. Show ROI Bars
- 453 11.1.4.9. Peak Info
- 454 11.1.4.10. Show Hover Window
- 454 11.1.4.11. Sum Spectrum
- 454 11.1.4.12. Print Graph
- 454 11.1.4.13. Properties
- 455 11.1.5. Command Line Interface
- 455 11.2. TRANSLT
- 457 APPENDIX A. STARTUP AND CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
- 457 A.1. Command Line Options
- 459 A.2. Analysis Setup
- 459 A.2.1. WAN32, GAM32, NPP32, ENV32, and ROI
- 460 A.2.2. B30winds.ini
- 460 A.2.2.1. Contents
- 471 APPENDIX B. FILE FORMATS
- 471 B.1. GammaVision File Types
- 471 B.1.1. Detector Files
- 471 B.1.2. Spectrum Files
- 471 B.1.3. Miscellaneous Files
- 472 B.1.4. QA Database Files
- 472 B.2. Database Tables for GammaVision QA
- 472 B.2.1. QA Detectors Detector Table
- 474 B.2.2. Application Information Table
- 474 B.2.3. M...d Measurements Table(s)
- 475 B.2.4. P...dmmmm Peaks Table(s)
- 477 APPENDIX C. ERROR MESSAGES
- 491 INDEX
Frequently Answers and Questions
What operating systems are supported by GammaVision?
GammaVision is supported by Microsoft® Windows® 7 and XP® Professional SP3.
What is the purpose of the MCA emulation feature?
The MCA emulation feature allows GammaVision to emulate the functionality of a traditional multichannel analyzer (MCA). This allows it to be used with a variety of ORTEC hardware that is not specifically designed for use with a PC.
Can I use GammaVision for high-throughput analysis?
Yes, GammaVision offers features specifically designed to streamline analysis for high-throughput environments, such as automatic peak fitting and efficiency calibration.
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What methods are available for MDA calculation in GammaVision?
Various methods are available for Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) calculation, including area methods and background methods. GammaVision-specific MDA methods include Traditional ORTEC, Critical Level ORTEC, Suppress MDA Output, KTA Rule, Japan 2 Sigma Limit, Japan 3 Sigma Limit, Currie Limit, RISO MDA, LLD ORTEC, Peak Area, Air Monitor - GIMRAD, Regulatory Guide 4.16, Counting Lab - USA, Erkennungsgrenze (Detection Limit) DIN 25 482.5, Nachweisgrenze DIN 25 482.5, EDF - France, NUREG 0472, ISO Decision Threshold (CL), and ISO Detection Limit (MDA).
How to create a new spectra library in GammaVision?
To create a new library manually in GammaVision, go to Library > Edit > GammaVision Editor... in the menu bar. This opens the Editing dialog where you can manually add nuclides to create your new library.
Can GammaVision use NuclideNavigator III libraries?
Yes, GammaVision can use NuclideNavigator III libraries. You can access NuclideNavigator III directly from the GammaVision Library/Edit submenu. It might be more convenient to use NuclideNavigator III to create a spectra library.
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