Mössbauer Spectrometers

MS96 – The 3rd Generation Hardware Based Mössbauer Spectrometer

• This represents third-in-row design of Mössbauer spectrometer
• Complete signal processing and spectra accumulation is provided by specialized hardware units
• Designed as stand-alone device, with all necessary components integrated in one body (including personal computer), or as standard NIM module.
• Stand-alone version includes:
  • Intelligent Nuclear Detector Mark II
  • Neodymium Velocity Transducer with built-in analog velocity feed-backPID controller
  • Spectrometric bench
  • Stand-Alone Main Unit
• NIM version includes:
  • Intelligent Nuclear Detector Mark II
  • Neodymium velocity transducer with built-in analog velocity feed-back PID controller
  • Spectrometric bench
  • NIM Main Unit

MS96 – VI: Virtual Instrument Based Mössbauer Spectrometer

• Complete signal processing is provided by software application on personal computer equipped with specialized digitizers and signal generators
• Virtual Instrument version includes:
  • Intelligent Nuclear Detector Mark I
  • Neodymium velocity transducer with built-in analog velocity feed-backPID controller
  • Spectrometric bench
  • National Instruments fast digitizer
  • National Instruments generator
  • Personal computer (on request)

MS96 – The 3rd Generation Stand-Alone Main Unit

• Complete Mössbauer spectrometer main unit solution, including:
  • Spectrum registration unit, velocity generator unit, input signal processing unit, personal computer and power supply

MS96 – The 3rd Generation NIM Main Unit

• Mössbauer spectrometer main unit in standard NIM housing (2 unit), including:
  • Spectrum registration unit, velocity generator unit, input signal processing unit
• Controlled by personal computer (has to be connected externally via standard USB interface)

MS96 – The 3rd Generation NIM Universal Spectrum Registration Unit

• Separated spectrum registration unit in standard NIM housing (1 unit)
• Spectrum registration unit is compatible with all known Mössbauer spectrometers
• Controlled by personal computer (has to be connected externally via standard USB interface)

Intelligent Nuclear Detector Mark I. and Mark II.

• Complete detection unit for transmission measurements equipped with signal processing units
• Transmission measurement provides information about sample’s volume
• Based on scintillation detector, with electronically controllable both amplification and high-voltage level (I2C or USB Interface)
• Internal function is controlled and all operating parameters are stored by a microcontroller
• In a single small-sized body Mark I. includes:
  • Scintillation detector
  • High-Voltage power supply
  • Preamplifier and Amplifier
  • Internal temperature monitor
• Mark II. additionally includes Single-Channel Analyzer unit and two signal outputs (analog and logic)

Neodymium Velocity Transducer

• Electrodynamic velocity transducer based on neodymium magnets
• Includes integrated velocity feedback PID controller

Electronically Controllable High-Voltage Power Supply and Signal Amplifier

• Standard NIM or individual housing, standard SHV connection
• Function is controlled using USB interface

Conversion Electron/X-Ray Detector

• Conversion Electron/X-Ray measurement provides information about sample’s surface
• Gas flow detector for conversion measurements is designed to combine it with transmission detector (thus two spectra can be obtained simultaneously)
• Multi-wire anode is used in this detector

Low-temperature Equipment

• Liquid nitrogen bath cryostat with vacuum experimental cell usable for frozen liquid samples
• Conversion Electron/X-Ray detector for low tremperature measurements
• Helium cryostat on request