DocumentCode
907417
Title
A Multipurpose Radiac for Field Surveys and Training
Author
Wolf, M.A. ; Bjarke, G.O. ; Jarrett, J.D. ; Umbarger, C.J.
Author_Institution
Instrument Technologies Group Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Volume
32
Issue
1
fYear
1985
Firstpage
964
Lastpage
965
Abstract
The Instrument Technologies Group at Los Alamos has developed a multipurpose radiac. It uses a variety of detectors coupled with a CMOS microprocessor to provide ease of use and an unambiguous display. It allows concurrent surveys for alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation. In addition, it has an external data link for coupling to and from data acquisition/storage equipment, hence making it a perfect training tool. The instrument is small (4×8×2.5 in.) and lightweight (<2 lbs.). It runs for 50 hours on common batteries.
Keywords
Amplitude modulation; Batteries; CMOS technology; Contamination; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Instruments; Liquid crystal displays; Microprocessors; Neutrons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1985.4336976
Filename
4336976
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