Title :
A Portable Gamma-Ray Survey Meter Using Silicon Amplifying Radiation Detectors
Author_Institution :
Biology & Health Physics Division, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
Abstract :
The Survey Meter measures ¿-ray dose rates from background up to 20 rad/hour. The ¿-ray energy range is from 30 keV to 1.25 MeV. Amplifying detectors which avalanche between 500 and 2000 volts are acceptable. The paper describes the circuits, mechanical design and its performance.
Keywords :
Circuits; Instruments; Pulse amplifiers; Radiation detectors; Radiation monitoring; Rivers; Silicon; Temperature sensors; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1969.4325139