The ORTEC® Products Group of AMETEK Advanced Measurement Technology announces the EASY-MCA, a low-cost multi-channel analyzer available in 2K or 8K that interfaces to a PC via a USB cable.

"This MCA fills an application need where the older ISA and PCI bus MCA cards have been rendered obsolete due to the design of new PCs. The Easy- MCA is an economical solution to this problem," notes Ben Kennedy, Product Manager for Detectors for the ORTEC Products Group. "This compact stand-alone MCA is a perfect fit for PCs that no longer support Plug in MCA cards. The units are conveniently stackable when multiple MCAs are required to be controlled by a single PC."

The EASY-MCA has a fast conversion time and includes dead-time correction logic inputs. It comes complete with MAESTRO-32 MCA emulation software to provide control spectral display and analysis. Its software offers the ability to view up to eight detectors and windows simultaneously.

The EASY-MCA begins shipping late September 2008.
The ORTEC® Products Group has more than 40 years of experience in the design and manufacture of highly sensitive radiation detectors that are used by government and industrial laboratories, nuclear facilities and medical research and in nuclear safeguards. It is one of only two private manufacturers worldwide with the ability to produce germanium crystals with purity levels high enough to make high-resolution radiation detectors.