AN INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMATED ACTIVATION ANALYSIS. Quarterly Progress Report, May 1-August 1, 1960
L.E. Fite, Sasuke Breen, W.B. Heye, Janet Anderson, W.L. Sanders, S.A. Sims, R.E. Wainerdi · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1960
A method of removing information from the magnetic core memory located in a multichannel analyzer and putting it into form so that it could be used by an analog or digital computer is descnibed. A DYMEC Computer Coupler and Tape Punch Unit was installed to read the information in the analyzer's memory and put it on punched tape. The data can then be transferred to punched cards by the use of a conventer. It was previously shown that qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis can be penfomed by digital computers. Therefore a number of different samples were prepared for activation and analysis to determine the accuracy and ability of the computer program and to test modifications of it. An alternate method of machine analysis called curve fitting was also studied. System engineering considerations are also discussed. (M.C.G.)