High gas flow alpha detector
Abstract
An alpha detector for application in areas of high velocity gas flows, such as smokestacks and air vents. A plurality of spaced apart signal collectors are placed inside an enclosure, which would include smokestacks and air vents, in sufficient numbers to substantially span said enclosure so that gas ions generated within the gas flow are electrostatically captured by the signal collector means. Electrometer means and a voltage source are connected to the signal collectors to generate an electrical field between adjacent signal collectors, and to indicate a current produced through collection of the gas ions by the signal collectors.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870410
- Patent Number(s):
- 5514872
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- gas; flow; alpha; detector; application; velocity; flows; smokestacks; air; vents; plurality; spaced; apart; signal; collectors; placed; inside; enclosure; sufficient; substantially; span; generated; electrostatically; captured; collector; means; electrometer; voltage; source; connected; generate; electrical; field; adjacent; indicate; current; produced; collection; velocity gas; current produced; signal collector; electrical field; gas flows; voltage source; gas flow; spaced apart; placed inside; alpha detector; air vents; /250/
Citation Formats
Bolton, Richard D, Bounds, John A, and Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini W. High gas flow alpha detector. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Bolton, Richard D, Bounds, John A, & Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini W. High gas flow alpha detector. United States.
Bolton, Richard D, Bounds, John A, and Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini W. Mon .
"High gas flow alpha detector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870410.
@article{osti_870410,
title = {High gas flow alpha detector},
author = {Bolton, Richard D and Bounds, John A and Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini W},
abstractNote = {An alpha detector for application in areas of high velocity gas flows, such as smokestacks and air vents. A plurality of spaced apart signal collectors are placed inside an enclosure, which would include smokestacks and air vents, in sufficient numbers to substantially span said enclosure so that gas ions generated within the gas flow are electrostatically captured by the signal collector means. Electrometer means and a voltage source are connected to the signal collectors to generate an electrical field between adjacent signal collectors, and to indicate a current produced through collection of the gas ions by the signal collectors.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}
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