[ RadSafe ] Can tritium produce bremsstrahlung?

[Louie Cueva]

I recently received a "nite glowring" as a gift which is a tritium-based
keychain marker light. I cannot find manufacturer information (since they
are not sold in the US) or the specification as to the activity of tritium
inside. The only technical information on the construction came from an eBay
link. http://tinyurl.com/kne8v [eBay.com]. Using a Ludlum Model 3 with a
44-9 pancake probe I can read 0.8 mR/hr on contact. 

-Louie Cueva


-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Jon Stieglitz
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:04 AM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Can tritium produce bremsstrahlung?

Could someone please tell me if a beta pancake is able to detect tritium in
any amounts?  I have heard from reputable sources that it can.  Obviously
the beta is too weak to be detected so as I understand it, the only way
would be to detect the bremsstrahlung radiation.  Is tritium energetic
enough to produce bremsstrahlung?  Can anyone tell me how much would be
needed?  I apologize if this is a stupid question but nobody has totally
answered the question to my satisfaction.

 

 

J. Stieglitz
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