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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Instructions and Symbols.................................................. v
Cleaning Instructions........................................................... v
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1
1.1. What is DSPEC? ....................................................... 2
1.2. About this Manual ...................................................... 2
2. GETTING STARTED ....................................................... 3
2.1. What You Will Learn in this Chapter ....................................... 3
2.2. The Front Panel ........................................................ 3
2.3. The Rear Panel......................................................... 4
2.4. Internal Switches ....................................................... 5
2.5. Internal Battery ........................................................ 8
3. SYSTEM CONNECTION .................................................... 9
3.1. What You Will Learn in this Chapter ....................................... 9
3.2. Building a System ...................................................... 9
3.2.1. Single-Detector Non-Networked System............................... 9
3.2.2. Multiple Detectors ............................................... 10
3.2.3. Multiple Computers .............................................. 10
4. THEORY OF OPERATION ................................................. 11
4.1. What You Will Learn in this Chapter: ...................................... 11
4.2. Review of the HPGe System ............................................. 11
4.3. The Shaping Amplifier ................................................. 11
4.4. Analog vs. Digital ..................................................... 12
5. SPECIFICATIONS......................................................... 15
5.1. System Performance.................................................... 15
5.1.1. Indicators ...................................................... 17
5.1.2. Inputs and Outputs ............................................... 18
5.1.3. Controls ....................................................... 19
5.1.4. Interface Connectors .............................................. 19
5.2. Electrical and Mechanical ............................................... 19
5.3. Prerequisites.......................................................... 20
5.3.1. Hardware....................................................... 20
5.3.2. Software ....................................................... 20