D -- SYNTH: GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY SOFTWARE

Notice Date

December 13, 2001

Contracting Office

CCOL, 1177 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352

ZIP Code

99352

Response Due

January 15, 2002

Point of Contact

Philip Pulver 509-943-0656 fax

E-Mail Address

Click here for inquiries to the contact point. (info@customcatalogs.com)

Description

CCOL is conducting a survey to identify potential marketing partners for the SYNTH software, a gamma-ray spectrum synthesizer. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, SYNTH is an interactive Windows application that synthesizes results of typical gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments and measurements performed by nuclear radiation professionals. It was developed for use in radiation research activities that include typical components (radiation source, absorbers, detectors, and electronics). || Users of the SYNTH software include commercial firms, universities, government agencies and other organizations involved in radiation protection, measurement, training, and safety. || SYNTH allows a user to specify the physical characteristics of a gamma-ray source (size, bulk composition, and the type & quantity of the radionuclide sample producing the radiation), the source-to-detector distance, the type & thickness of absorbers, the size & composition of the detector (Ge, NaI or CdZnTe), and the electronics setup used to gather the data. The gamma-ray libraries used for generating the radionuclide source term consist of a relational database of nuclear data for over 3,400 nuclides and over 90,000 gamma rays, alpha, and beta particles. || Because SYNTH computational models are based on hard-coded algorithms (rather than Monte Carlo techniques), SYNTH generates complex gamma ray spectrum with hundreds of peaks rapidly, in real-time. The result is a spectrum that includes full energy peaks, Compton edges, single and double escape peaks, statistical fluctuations, and appropriate Peak-to-Compton ratios. Users can add and normalize a previously stored spectrum (real or synthetic) and save the generated spectrum to a disk. Its display options allow detailed examination of the output spectrum and comparison with a reference spectrum. The generated spectrum may be saved in a number of different data formats. Regions of interest may be specified (pan & zoom) for rapid determination of peak areas. || More information and an example application of the SYNTH software can be found at http://www.pnnl-software.com/synth/ Interested and qualified firms should respond in writing, emailed, postmarked or faxed no later than January 15, 2002.

Web Link

Click here for detailed information on SYNTH. (http://www.pnnl-software.com/synth/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011217/DSOL006.HTM (W-347 SN5151D4)