Air Proportional Counter
Abstract
A multiple wire counter utilizing air at atmospheric pressure as the ionizing medium and having a window of a nylon sheet of less than 0.5 mil thickness coated with graphite. The window is permeable to alpha particles so that the counter is well adapted to surveying sources of alpha radiation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4446282
- Patent Number(s):
- 2532965
- Application Number:
- US Patent Application 719525
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A47 - FURNITURE A47F - SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-04-001491
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-50
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; AIR; ALPHA DETECTION; ALPHA PARTICLES; AMIDES; COATING; GRAPHITE; INSTRUMENTS; IONIZATION; MONITORING; NYLON; POLYMERS; PRESSURE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; THICKNESS; WINDOWS; WIRES
Citation Formats
Simpson, Jr, J A. Air Proportional Counter. United States: N. p., 1950.
Web.
Simpson, Jr, J A. Air Proportional Counter. United States.
Simpson, Jr, J A. Tue .
"Air Proportional Counter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4446282.
@article{osti_4446282,
title = {Air Proportional Counter},
author = {Simpson, Jr, J A},
abstractNote = {A multiple wire counter utilizing air at atmospheric pressure as the ionizing medium and having a window of a nylon sheet of less than 0.5 mil thickness coated with graphite. The window is permeable to alpha particles so that the counter is well adapted to surveying sources of alpha radiation.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1950},
month = {12}
}
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