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AN AIR PROPORTIONAL ALPHA HAND AND SHOE COUNTER

Journal Article · · Proc. Hot Lab. Equip. Conf., 10th, Washington, D.C., 1962
OSTI ID:4758411
A need for sensitive, stable alpha hand and shoe monitoring equipment was met by a transistorized air proportional instrument. Many features incorporated in the design were first used in portable alpha survey meters for several years and have demonstrated reliability. The large-area air proportional detectors are unaffected by penetrating background radiations or rf or magnetic fields. they have a uniform surface response and 16% efficiency at 5 Mev. Novel pedestal-type packaging and transistorization resulted in a compact, efficient, and attractive instrument. Maintenance is much less than for scintillation-type counters. (auth)
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
NSA Number:
NSA-17-002776
OSTI ID:
4758411
Journal Information:
Proc. Hot Lab. Equip. Conf., 10th, Washington, D.C., 1962, Journal Name: Proc. Hot Lab. Equip. Conf., 10th, Washington, D.C., 1962
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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