Beta/alpha continuous air monitor
Abstract
A single deep layer silicon detector in combination with a microcomputer, recording both alpha and beta activity and the energy of each pulse, distinguishing energy peaks using a novel curve fitting technique to reduce the natural alpha counts in the energy region where plutonium and other transuranic alpha emitters are present, and using a novel algorithm to strip out radon daughter contribution to actual beta counts.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Grand Junction, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G IDAHO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867217
- Patent Number(s):
- 4888485
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- beta; alpha; continuous; air; monitor; single; deep; layer; silicon; detector; combination; microcomputer; recording; activity; energy; pulse; distinguishing; peaks; novel; curve; fitting; technique; reduce; natural; counts; region; plutonium; transuranic; emitters; algorithm; strip; radon; daughter; contribution; curve fitting; continuous air; air monitor; alpha emitters; silicon detector; curve fit; energy peaks; fitting technique; alpha emitter; radon daughter; alpha continuous; beta activity; layer silicon; /250/
Citation Formats
Becker, Gregory K, and Martz, Dowell E. Beta/alpha continuous air monitor. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Becker, Gregory K, & Martz, Dowell E. Beta/alpha continuous air monitor. United States.
Becker, Gregory K, and Martz, Dowell E. Sun .
"Beta/alpha continuous air monitor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867217.
@article{osti_867217,
title = {Beta/alpha continuous air monitor},
author = {Becker, Gregory K and Martz, Dowell E},
abstractNote = {A single deep layer silicon detector in combination with a microcomputer, recording both alpha and beta activity and the energy of each pulse, distinguishing energy peaks using a novel curve fitting technique to reduce the natural alpha counts in the energy region where plutonium and other transuranic alpha emitters are present, and using a novel algorithm to strip out radon daughter contribution to actual beta counts.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
}
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