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We describe the design and evaluation of an open source multi-channel analyzer for Mössbauer spectroscopy with a performance comparable with a commercial device. The proposed instrument also features a web application for the remote monitoring of the acquired spectra. The results show that the spectra of selected samples obtained with the commercial and with the proposed device, exhibit the same hyperfine parameters, giving in this way a validation of the instrument. The remote monitoring capability of the system, reduces the exposure time to radiation and facilitates the real time check of the spectrum.
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Financial support by CODI-UdeA (Project Entitled: ”Estrategia de sostenibilidad Grupo de Estado Sólido 2018-2019”) is greatly acknowledged.
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This article is part of the Topical Collection on Proceedings of the IV Escuela Colombiana de Espectroscopía Mössbauer, Ibagué, Colombia, 10-12 July 2019
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Giraldo, E., Ruales, A.A., Ramírez, L.F. et al. Open source multichannel analyzer and remote monitor for Mössbauer spectroscopy. Hyperfine Interact 241, 47 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-020-01717-z
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