Design and development of a database for spectral data and analysis results

A data-management system to provide quick access to spectral data and to track chemical parameters and analysis results has been developed. Data are collected at workstations which control stand-alone pulse height analyzers used for gamma, x-ray or alpha counting. The data is electronically transferred to a VAX computer where it is entered into an INGRES database. A set of tools has been developed to allow users easy access to this database. Intergroup transfer of analyzed results is in the form of ''transactions,'' which are modeled after banking transactions.