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NESC9658 ALPHA/AMPU. (Abstract last modified 20-NOV-1990)


ALPHA/AMPU, Radionuclide Radioactivity from Alpha Spectrometer Measurements

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Abstract Table of Contents:

NAME | COMPUTER | PROBLEM | SOLUTION | RESTRICTIONS | CPU | FEATURES | AUXILIARIES | STATUS | REFERENCES | REQUIREMENTS | LANGUAGE | OPERATING SYSTEM | OTHER RESTRICTIONS | AUTHOR | MATERIAL | CATEGORIES |

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM - ALPHA/AMPU. 


2. COMPUTER FOR WHICH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AND OTHER MACHINE VERSION PACKAGES AVAILABLE -

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Explanation of the status codes.

Program-name         Package-ID  Status
ALPHA/AMPU           NESC9658/01 Tested

Machines used:
Package-ID     Orig.Computer                       Test Computer
NESC9658/01    IBM PC                              IBM PC

3. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION - The two computer programs, ALPHA and AMPU, take raw data obtained from alpha spectrometry and from these calculate activities and uncertainties of the radionuclides present in the sample. ALPHA determines activities of any alpha emitter in a sample that has been directly precipitated with NdF3. AMPU determines the Pu239, Pu238,and AM241 activities using Pu236 and Am243 tracers.


4. METHOD OF SOLUTION - These programs propagate all random and systematic uncertainties, found anywhere in the experimental process, to the final result. The result is rounded and is in decimal agreement with the uncertainty.


5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM - In ALPHA, a chemical yield of 98% is assumed.


6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME - 


7. UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM - 


8. RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS - 


9. STATUS
NESC9658/01: 20-NOV-1990 Tested at NEADB


10. REFERENCES  - 
NESC9658/01:
- P. Quincy:
  Sample Output Listing (March 26, 1986)


11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS - 


12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED -
NESC9658/01: BASIC 


13. OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED - DOS 2.1. 


14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS - All data for standard solutions, counting efficiencies, etc. are included in the program source and must be modified as appropriate.


15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS - 
          D.S. Sill 
          EG&G Idaho, Inc. 


16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE -
NESC9658/01:
NESC9658_01.001   Information file                                   60 records
NESC9658_01.002   ALPHA Source Program (GW-BASIC Format)              0 records
NESC9658_01.003   AMPU  Source Program (GW-BASIC format)              0 records
NESC9658_01.004   DOS file-names                                      4 records


17. CATEGORIES  - 

- O.  Experimental Data Processing


Keywords: ALPHA SPECTRA, RADIOACTIVITY, SPECTROMETERS

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