Discriminating electret radioactivity detector system and method

Details Discriminating electret radioactivity detector system and method Discriminating electret radioactivity detector system and method

1990-02-22

1992-03-03

Howell, Janice A.

Radiant energy

Geological testing or irradiation

250255, G01T 114

Patent

active

050935704

ABSTRACT:
The detector system includes three substantially similar detectors each of which includes an ionization chamber having a pedestal therein mounting a charged electret. Two chambers are completely sealed except for an equalization aperture. The third detector has filtered inlet openings, which permit entry of radon gas, and responds to gamma rays and radon gas. Each detector is a canister including a lid having a round base surrounded by a cylindrical wall. The canister body is a circular base surrounded by a cylindrical wall that nests within the lid with a telescopic fit. A cylindrical pedestal assembly rests on the lid base and concentrically sandwiches the canister body between the pedestal assembly and lid. A press-fit holds these three elements together. The charged electret is mounted on the platform by a retaining collar that holds the electret with a press-fit. By keeping the three units together until the test starts, one of the sealed containers can have the charge on its electret measured at the beginning of the test in order to provide a baseline measurement. At the end of the test, the charges on the other two electrets are measured and provide a gamma ray background measurement at the test site and a combined radon gas/gamma ray measurement. By calculations, an accurate measure of radon concentration at the test site can be obtained.

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