In 1948, Robert Hofstadter found that sodium iodide, with a trace of thallium added to the melt, produced a large scintillation light output with gamma radiation. This event marked the beginning of organic scintillation gamma spectroscopy which has markedly improved over the years. Today sodium…
Read articleBerkeley Nucleonics Corporation hosted a free webinar on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020, entitled ” Demystify High-resolution Scintillation Webinar.” Demystify high-resolution Scintillation with Cody Cole from Berkeley Nucleonics and special guest Paul Schotanus from Scionix as we dive into the current landscape of high-resolution detectors in…
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Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC), a leading manufacturer of nuclear detection equipment has released a new device, the Topaz-SiPM MCA, a compact digital Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) capable of performing Pulse Height Analysis (PHA) of the signal produced by scintillation detectors which incorporate Silicon devices as photomultipliers…
Read articleHigh-resolution scintillation detectors are now offering improved performance with lower intrinsic background. Standard cerium bromide (CeBr3) detectors are now readily available from BNC (up to 3×3 inch encapsulated sizes) with greatly improved sensitivity. This paper discusses the merits of CeBr3 from the standpoint of energy…
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Founded in 1963, Berkeley Nucleonics began in the field of custom pulse generators and has since expanded to offer a wide array of products from microwave signal generators to nuclear spectroscopy products. Throughout the course of its development, BNC has accrued a vast reservoir of…
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The Models 675 and 676 are highly versatile Arbitrary Waveform Generators that do not compromise on the specifications required for demanding applications and solutions. These models can generate several functions (sine, sawtooth, square, and more) as well as arbitrary waveforms at a high rate and…
Read articleBerkeley Nucleonics is pleased to announce the official release of the Model 765-2C and 765-4C version update. In addition to ultra-fast rise times (5Vpp w/ 70ps rise and fall time), the Model 765 series provides unprecedented signal control in a pulse generator. The generation update of…
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Berkeley Nucleonics had the honor of exhibiting at the 30th annual Continuing Challenge on September 24-27, 2019. Held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Sacramento, CA, the Continuing Challenge is the nation’s leading hazardous materials emergency response workshop. There were over 100 classes during this…
Read articleRF designers often find themselves working on input power matching their circuits to a 50-Ohm signal source. The goal of this task is to develop a matching network that delivers most of the input power to the device. For that, the matching network is optimized…
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