Portal radiation monitor

Kruse, L W

Title: Portal radiation monitor

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A portal radiation monitor combines .1% FAR with high sensitivity to special nuclear material. The monitor utilizes pulse shape discrimination, dynamic compression of the photomultiplier output and scintillators sized to maintain efficiency over the entire portal area.

Inventors:: Kruse, L W

Issue Date:: 1982-03-23

OSTI Identifier:: 6495349

Application Number:: ON: DE83006877

Assignee:: SNL; ERA-08-018547; EDB-83-051549

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; RADIATION MONITORS; DESIGN; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; PULSE DISCRIMINATORS; DISCRIMINATORS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORS; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; 440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments

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