Alpha-beta radiation detector
Abstract
The invention is based in part on the discovery that a plastic housing that is lightweight is surprisingly efficient inasmuch as background signals from any gamma radiation are significantly reduced by using a plastic housing instead of a metal housing. A further aspect of the present invention is the profile of the housing as a bi-linear approximation to a parabola resulting in full optical response from any location on the scintillation material to the photomultiplier tube. A yet further aspect of the present invention is that the survey probe is resistant to magnetic fields. A yet further aspect of the present invention is the use of a snap-fit retaining bracket that overcomes the need for multiple screws.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- West Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871789
- Patent Number(s):
- 5796108
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- alpha-beta; radiation; detector; based; discovery; plastic; housing; lightweight; surprisingly; efficient; inasmuch; background; signals; gamma; significantly; reduced; metal; aspect; profile; bi-linear; approximation; parabola; resulting; optical; response; location; scintillation; material; photomultiplier; tube; survey; probe; resistant; magnetic; fields; snap-fit; retaining; bracket; overcomes; multiple; screws; significantly reduce; scintillation material; optical response; magnetic field; magnetic fields; radiation detector; gamma radiation; photomultiplier tube; significantly reduced; beta radiation; metal housing; multiplier tube; plastic housing; background signal; /250/
Citation Formats
Fleming, Dale M, Simmons, Kevin L, Froelich, Thomas J, and Carter, Gregory L. Alpha-beta radiation detector. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Fleming, Dale M, Simmons, Kevin L, Froelich, Thomas J, & Carter, Gregory L. Alpha-beta radiation detector. United States.
Fleming, Dale M, Simmons, Kevin L, Froelich, Thomas J, and Carter, Gregory L. Thu .
"Alpha-beta radiation detector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871789.
@article{osti_871789,
title = {Alpha-beta radiation detector},
author = {Fleming, Dale M and Simmons, Kevin L and Froelich, Thomas J and Carter, Gregory L},
abstractNote = {The invention is based in part on the discovery that a plastic housing that is lightweight is surprisingly efficient inasmuch as background signals from any gamma radiation are significantly reduced by using a plastic housing instead of a metal housing. A further aspect of the present invention is the profile of the housing as a bi-linear approximation to a parabola resulting in full optical response from any location on the scintillation material to the photomultiplier tube. A yet further aspect of the present invention is that the survey probe is resistant to magnetic fields. A yet further aspect of the present invention is the use of a snap-fit retaining bracket that overcomes the need for multiple screws.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {1}
}
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