Title :
Measuring radiation
Author_Institution :
Design Lab., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author discusses his favourite experiment conducted during his youth which comprised detecting alpha radiation with a spinthariscope. He also describes how one can construct such an instrument nowadays
Keywords :
alpha-particle detection; phosphors; radioactivity measurement; radioactivity measuring apparatus; solid scintillation detectors; student experiments; alpha radiation detection; phosphor screen; radiation measurement; severity index; spinthariscope; Alpha particles; Fluorescence; Instruments; Kernel; Lenses; Phosphors; Physics; Radiation detectors; Textiles; Zinc compounds;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5289.953461
