Portable X-Ray and Gamma Ray Spectroscopy System

Hand-held convenience in a complete, powerful system. The Rover incorporates an unprecedented collection of advanced technologies into a single portable system.

The Rover is a compact high-resolution spectroscopy system using a thermoelectrically cooled CZT detector and state-of-the-art analog and digital electronics. The Rover is a culmination of Amptek's capabilities, which produced the R & D 100 Award winning XR-100 detector that successfully took spectra on the surface of Mars during the Pathfinder Mission.

Amptek's powerful "Pocket MCA" processes information from the probe, while the HP200LX palm-top computer provides the display and control. A single camcorder battery powers the entire system for 12 hours. The Rover is offered with a standard 3x3x2 mm³ or 5x5x2 mm³ CZT detector. For performance details of the system please see specifications for the XR-100T-CZT and MCA8000A. The Rover is also available with a Si-PIN detector for X-Ray Spectroscopy (7 or 13 mm² XR-100CR type detector) and a NaI probe for efficient Gamma-Ray detection.

FEATURES

Thermoelectrically Cooled CZT Detector (Si and NaI also available)
AMPTEK "Pocket MCA"
High Voltage Supply
Preamplifier
Amplifier
Four (4) User Selectable Shaping Time Constants
User Adjustable Risetime Discriminator (RTD)
HP200LX for Control and Display
Battery Power

The XR-100 on the Mars Sojourner.

Applications

Nuclear Plant Monitoring
Nuclear Safegaurds Verifiation
Nuclear Waste Management
Decommissioning Analysis
Cleanup Analysis
Emergency Response
Portable Security
Environmental Monitoring
Remote Monitoring
Radiation Detection in Dump Sites
Process Monitoring
In-situ measurements of Gamma Rays and X-Rays

For additional performance spectra click here.

Below is a 97% Enriched Uranium-235 Spectrum taken with the Rover.

For additional Uranium Spectra click here

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The Rover shown with the CZT, Si, and NaI probes.

See XR-100T-CZT for performance specifications on the CZT detector.
See XR-100CR for performance specifications on the Si-PIN detector.
See Gamma-X for performance specifications on the NaI detector.
See MCA8000A for performance specifications on the Multichannel Analyzer inside the ROVER.

Rover specifications in PDF format (130K)

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Revised February 7, 2001