Miniaturized radiation chirper
Patent
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OSTI ID:5152642
A miniaturized radiation chirper for use with a small battery supplying on the order of 5 volts is described. 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.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4197461
- Application Number:
- TRN: 80-014781
- OSTI ID:
- 5152642
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Aug 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-934,764
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
DESIGN
ENERGY RESOLUTION
GAMMA DETECTION
X-RAY DETECTION
ALARM SYSTEMS
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
PERSONNEL MONITORING
SERVICE LIFE
SIZE
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DETECTION
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RESOLUTION
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
DESIGN
ENERGY RESOLUTION
GAMMA DETECTION
X-RAY DETECTION
ALARM SYSTEMS
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
PERSONNEL MONITORING
SERVICE LIFE
SIZE
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DETECTION
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RESOLUTION
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments