Nucleolenz field study
Lab-ready gamma spectroscopy workstation
A research lab needed a safe, compact spectroscopy workstation for training, sample analysis and demonstrations — without integrating detector, analyzer, shielding and software themselves. The Table Mount Gamma Spectrometer delivers the full chain as one bench-ready package.
The challenge
Research and teaching labs need gamma spectroscopy that is safe, modular and easy to operate. Building the chain from separate components — detector, high-voltage supply, multichannel analyzer, shielding, acquisition software — costs months and adds integration risk for teams whose job is research and teaching, not instrumentation engineering.
The lab also needed the workstation to be safe to sit next to: lead shielding both to protect operators during long counting sessions and to keep background out of the spectrum, in a footprint that fits an ordinary bench. And because detector needs evolve, locking the lab into one fixed detector was not acceptable.
- Reliable gamma spectrum acquisition
- Shielding for sensitivity and operator safety
- Integrated MCA and software workflow
- Swappable detector options as the lab evolves
- A setup suited to research and training use
What we built
The Table Mount Gamma Spectrometer ships as a lab-ready configuration: a gamma scintillation detector paired with a multichannel analyzer, integrated lead shielding and the acquisition workflow — one package, one bench, no integration project.
The shielding does double duty: operator safety during long sessions and a lower background floor for cleaner spectra at teaching-lab activity levels. The swappable-detector architecture means the same workstation grows with the lab — new detector types drop into the same analyzer and software chain.
Built for the way labs actually use it
Training, routine sample analysis and demonstrations all run on the same bench setup; students see the full measurement chain in one place rather than a black box.
Why it works
One package, not an integration project
Detector, analyzer, shielding and software arrive matched and tested, so the lab skips months of sourcing and integrating separate components.
Shielding that does double duty
The built-in lead protects operators through long counting sessions and lowers the background floor for cleaner spectra at teaching-lab activity levels.
A bench setup that grows with the lab
The swappable-detector architecture lets new detector types drop into the same analyzer and software chain, so the workstation isn't locked to one sensor.
The whole chain in view
Training, routine analysis and demonstrations run on one bench, so students see the full measurement chain in one place rather than a black box.
The lab wanted gamma spectroscopy, not an instrumentation project. Detector, analyzer and shielding arrive as one bench-ready chain — safe to sit beside, and ready to grow as the lab's detector needs change.
Elementz / Nucleolenz engineering team
Our role
- Specified the detector, multichannel analyzer and shielding as one matched chain
- Integrated lead shielding into a bench-sized enclosure for safety and a low background floor
- Built the acquisition and analysis software workflow around the bundled hardware
- Designed a swappable-detector mount so new detector types reuse the same analyzer and software
- Tested and calibrated the complete workstation in-house before delivery
Outcomes
- Compact, bench-ready setup
- Suited to education, research, and sample analysis
- Safer measurement workflow with built-in shielding
- Modular growth path for new detector types
Requirements
- Detector: gamma scintillation
- Analyzer: integrated multichannel analyzer
- Shielding: lead, built into the bench unit
- Modularity: swappable detector options
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