LOW ENERGY COUNTING CHAMBERS
Abstract
A beta particle counter adapted to use an end window made of polyethylene terephthalate was designed. The extreme thinness of the film results in a correspondingly high transmission of incident low-energy beta particles by the window. As a consequence, the counting efficiency of the present counter is over 40% greater than counters using conventional mica end windows.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4155653
- Patent Number(s):
- 2925509
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015818
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; ABSORPTION; BETA PARTICLES; COUNTERS; MICA; PERFORMANCE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYETHYLENES; THICKNESS; WINDOWS
Citation Formats
Hayes, P M. LOW ENERGY COUNTING CHAMBERS. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Hayes, P M. LOW ENERGY COUNTING CHAMBERS. United States.
Hayes, P M. Tue .
"LOW ENERGY COUNTING CHAMBERS". United States.
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title = {LOW ENERGY COUNTING CHAMBERS},
author = {Hayes, P M},
abstractNote = {A beta particle counter adapted to use an end window made of polyethylene terephthalate was designed. The extreme thinness of the film results in a correspondingly high transmission of incident low-energy beta particles by the window. As a consequence, the counting efficiency of the present counter is over 40% greater than counters using conventional mica end windows.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {2}
}
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