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A robotic sample changer for a radiochemistry laboratory

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A Microbot Alpha robot has been interfaced to a Nuclear Data Model 680 multichannel analyzer (MCA) and computer to allow unattended accumulation and storage of gamma-ray spectra. Software was written in DEC RT-11 system language to control the robot, MCA and dual floppy disk system from a DEC LSI-11 microcomputer. Typically, 8 spectra are accomulated for 3 hours each, providing 24 hours of unattended operation for one detector or 12 hours for two detectors. The system has proven to be highly reliable and has eliminated the need for operator intervention after working hours.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Box 433, 405606, Lexington, KY, USA

    C. M. Thompson

  2. Franklin McLean Institute, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    A. Sebesta & W. D. Ehmann

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Thompson, C.M., Sebesta, A. & Ehmann, W.D. A robotic sample changer for a radiochemistry laboratory. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 124, 449–455 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041335

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