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Title:
A SCINTILLATION TRANSISTORIZED ALPHA HAND COUNTER
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
ALPHA PARTICLESCIRCUITSDETECTION AND MEASUREMENTINSTRUMENT DESIGNPULSE TYPE INSTRUMENTSRadiation and Radiation ProtectionRADIATION DETECTION INSTRUMENTS
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1958 Jan 09
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
17
Accession Number:
RL-1-366240
Document Number(s):
HW-52787
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Jun 12
Description/Abstract:
DESCRIBES A TRANSISTORIZED HAND COUNTER WHICH CAN RELIABLY DETECT AND INDICATE PU CONTAMINATION LEVELS OF LESS THA 50 D/M. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAINTENANCE OR RECALIBRATION COSTS IN 2 MONTHS OF OPERATION OF THE PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT. THE NEW INSTRUMENT IS LESS THAN 1/3 AS LARGE AS THE 4-FOLD INSTRUMENT. A BLOCK DIAGRAM, CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS, AND A PHOTO OF THE ASSEMBLED INSTRUMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.