Automatically processed alpha-track radon monitor

Patent · 01 January 1993

OSTI ID:868633

An automatically processed alpha-track radon monitor is provided which includes a housing having an aperture allowing radon entry, and a filter that excludes the entry of radon daughters into the housing. A flexible track registration material is located within the housing that records alpha-particle emissions from the decay of radon and radon daughters inside the housing. The flexible track registration material is capable of being spliced such that the registration material from a plurality of monitors can be spliced into a single strip to facilitate automatic processing of the registration material from the plurality of monitors. A process for the automatic counting of radon registered by a radon monitor is also provided.

• Research Organization: CHEM-NUCLEAR GEOTECH INC
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-86ID12584
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5179285
• OSTI ID: 868633
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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