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A Fast Response Monitor for Airborne Uranium Dust

A fixed filter paper alpha air monitor has been developed which will sound an alarm within 15 minutes for a uranium dust in air concentration of 6 picocuries per cubic foot. The cause and effect of background variations are discussed. Typical natural background data accumulated over a six months per...

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Published in:I.R.E. transactions on nuclear science 1961-10, Vol.8 (4), p.104-109
Main Authors: Gentry, William O., Seaborn, Garland B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A fixed filter paper alpha air monitor has been developed which will sound an alarm within 15 minutes for a uranium dust in air concentration of 6 picocuries per cubic foot. The cause and effect of background variations are discussed. Typical natural background data accumulated over a six months period are included. A prototype instrument has been built and operated satisfactorily. The final model of the instrument which is in the design stage will be housed in a cabinet 13 inches high, 15 inches deep, and 21 1/2 inches wide. Pictorial and schematic diagrams are included.
ISSN:0096-2015
2374-9814
DOI:10.1109/TNS2.1961.4315866