Radon gas detector

Patent · Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7139294

Madnick, P A; Sherwood, R W

This patent describes a radon gas detector. It comprises: a housing having an interior chamber, the interior chamber being completely closed to ambient light, the interior chamber being divided into an environment connecting chamber and a radiation ascertaining chamber; radiation sensitive means mounted between the environment connecting chamber and the radiation ascertaining chamber; air movement means mounted in connection with the environment connecting chamber. The air movement means for moving ambient air through the environment connecting chamber; electronic means for detecting radiation within the air which is passing through the environment connecting chamber. The electronic means also including radiation counting means. The electronic means producing an output based on the type and quantity of radiation in the environment connecting chamber; and display electronics for receiving the output and displaying accordingly a display representative of the amount and type of radiation located within the environment connecting chamber and hence within the ambient air.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-90-010163; EDB-90-087690
• Patent Number(s): US 4894535; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-251793A; TRN: 90-018292
• OSTI ID: 7139294
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 3 Oct 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
RADIATION DETECTORS
DESIGN
RADON
RADIATION DETECTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
DISPLAY DEVICES
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES
COMPUTER-GRAPHICS DEVICES
DETECTION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
NONMETALS
RADIOACTIVITY
RARE GASES
440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
540120 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)