DocumentCode
790255
Title
A Portable Gamma-Ray Survey Meter Using Silicon Amplifying Radiation Detectors
Author
Jones, A.R.
Author_Institution
Biology & Health Physics Division, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
1969
Firstpage
425
Lastpage
431
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1969.4325139
Filename
4325139
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