Los Alamos portable beta-ray spectrometer
The integration of a beta-ray detector to multichannel analyzer (MCA) and computer has resulted in a portable spectrometer for studying beta rays in the field. The present detector is a 5 cm diameter by 2 cm thick plastic scintillator manufactured by Bicron, Inc. Other detectors can easily be integrated into the package. The integral instrument package is 15 cm wide by 15 cm high by 25 cm long and weighs less than 10 pounds. Internal rechargeable batteries for 8 hours of field operation are included. The instrument contains a detector, an amplifier, a multichannel analyzer, and a liquid crystal display (LCD). A microprocessor controls all the functions of the instrument and is programmed to display all necessary information and 128-channel spectra on the LCD.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6241787
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-83-290; CONF-830204-4; ON: DE83007575
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International beta dosimetry symposium, Washington, DC, USA, 15 Feb 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BETA SPECTROMETERS
OPERATION
PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
PERFORMANCE
BETA DOSIMETRY
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
MICROPROCESSORS
MULTI-CHANNEL ANALYZERS
PULSE AMPLIFIERS
SURVEY MONITORS
AMPLIFIERS
COMPUTERS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MONITORS
PULSE ANALYZERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SPECTROMETERS
440103* - Radiation Instrumentation- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation