Fan-less long range alpha detector

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:869291

MacArthur, Duncan W ^[1]; Bounds, John A ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A fan-less long range alpha detector which operates by using an electrical field between a signal plane and the surface or substance to be monitored for air ions created by collisions with alpha radiation. Without a fan, the detector can operate without the possibility of spreading dust and potential contamination into the atmosphere. A guard plane between the signal plane and the electrically conductive enclosure and maintained at the same voltage as the signal plane, reduces leakage currents. The detector can easily monitor soil, or other solid or liquid surfaces.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5311025
• OSTI ID: 869291
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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