Some fast mono multi-processor configurations for a single multi-parameter multichannel analyzer

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-275

  Imperiale, Cosimo ^a   Imperiale, Alessio ^b  

^a Pacific Western University   (United States)

^b Med Technology and Electron Lab   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

MULTIPARAMETER MULTICHANNEL ANALYZERS;

SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0034207915     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2241(99)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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