Radiation detector
Abstract
Alpha particle detecting devices are disclosed that have a chamber that can hold a fluid in a tensioned metastable state. The chamber is tuned with a suitable fluid and tension such that alpha emitting materials such as radon and one or more of its decay products can be detected. The devices can be portable and can be placed in areas, such as rooms in dwellings or laboratories and used to measure radon in these areas, in situ and in real time. The disclosed detectors can detect radon at and below 4 pCi/L in air; also, at and below 4,000 pCi/L or 300 pCi/L in water.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1366494
- Patent Number(s):
- 9689995
- Application Number:
- 14/419,808
- Assignee:
- Purdue Research Foundation (West LaFayette, IN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-07ID14890
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 05
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Taleyarkhan, Rusi P. Radiation detector. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Taleyarkhan, Rusi P. Radiation detector. United States.
Taleyarkhan, Rusi P. Tue .
"Radiation detector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1366494.
@article{osti_1366494,
title = {Radiation detector},
author = {Taleyarkhan, Rusi P.},
abstractNote = {Alpha particle detecting devices are disclosed that have a chamber that can hold a fluid in a tensioned metastable state. The chamber is tuned with a suitable fluid and tension such that alpha emitting materials such as radon and one or more of its decay products can be detected. The devices can be portable and can be placed in areas, such as rooms in dwellings or laboratories and used to measure radon in these areas, in situ and in real time. The disclosed detectors can detect radon at and below 4 pCi/L in air; also, at and below 4,000 pCi/L or 300 pCi/L in water.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {6}
}
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