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Title: Miniaturized radiation chirper

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a miniaturized radiation chirper for use with a small battery supplying on the order of 5 volts. A poor quality CdTe crystal which is not necessarily suitable for high resolution gamma ray spectroscopy is incorporated with appropriate electronics so that the chirper emits an audible noise at a rate that is proportional to radiation exposure level. The chirper is intended to serve as a personnel radiation warning device that utilizes new and novel electronics with a novel detector, a CdTe crystal. The resultant device is much smaller and has much longer battery life than existing chirpers.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863557
Patent Number(s):
4197461
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
miniaturized; radiation; chirper; disclosure; relates; battery; supplying; volts; poor; quality; cdte; crystal; necessarily; suitable; resolution; gamma; ray; spectroscopy; incorporated; appropriate; electronics; emits; audible; noise; rate; proportional; exposure; level; intended; serve; personnel; warning; device; utilizes; novel; detector; resultant; life; existing; chirpers; gamma ray; disclosure relates; radiation exposure; resolution gamma; poor quality; battery life; appropriate electronics; radiation chirper; novel detector; novel electron; cdte crystal; miniaturized radiation; ray spectroscopy; solution gamma; /250/340/

Citation Formats

Umbarger, C John, and Wolf, Michael A. Miniaturized radiation chirper. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Umbarger, C John, & Wolf, Michael A. Miniaturized radiation chirper. United States.
Umbarger, C John, and Wolf, Michael A. Tue . "Miniaturized radiation chirper". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863557.
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abstractNote = {The disclosure relates to a miniaturized radiation chirper for use with a small battery supplying on the order of 5 volts. A poor quality CdTe crystal which is not necessarily suitable for high resolution gamma ray spectroscopy is incorporated with appropriate electronics so that the chirper emits an audible noise at a rate that is proportional to radiation exposure level. The chirper is intended to serve as a personnel radiation warning device that utilizes new and novel electronics with a novel detector, a CdTe crystal. The resultant device is much smaller and has much longer battery life than existing chirpers.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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