Gamma ray spectral analysis using a super-minicomputer

Evolution of minicomputer hardware has reached the point where large, sophisticated data acquisition and processing systems may be economically purchased for the gamma-ray spectroscopy laboratory. In the past, minicomputer software development has paralleled hardware development. A new generation of data analysis software is proposed which takes advantage of the many new hardware and software features of the superminicomputer. Programming and file management techniques are presented which may be used as models by programmers planning to implement spectroscopy data analysis on superminicomputer systems