Re: Portable (Gamma???) Spectrometry Systems

[JPreisig@AOL.COM]

Hi to the LIST (Radsafe):



      This is from:    jpreisig@aol.com   .





      Someone was asking about portable gamma spectrometry systems.

I once had the opportunity to use a (Canberra???)  Inspector Portable

Gamma Spectrometry Counting System.  I recommend it highly.



     The system was used in connection with counting a plastic scintillator

detector which had been activated by neutrons in a particle accelerator

environment (neutron energies were from 20 MeV to about 400 MeV).

The counting system was used in non-portable detection mode.



     Of course, the counting system came with considerable amounts of

printed matter and documents describing how to use the system.  I read some

of these documents and was able to figure out how to set up the detection

system.  The portable PC (i.e. labtop) was user friendly.  The resulting

spectra were easy to use and were of high quality.  I guess one could connect

a color printer (these days) to the labtop PC, and produce printed copies of

these spectra.  



     I am receiving no compensation for this endorsement (too bad).  I think

a well-trained health physicist could set up this counting system, and then

other less well-trained people could use use the counting system fairly

readily.



    Let's find those portable nuclear devices with such counting systems???

I'm sure such a counting system costs at least $1K to $2K or more.  For the

real price, find the manufacturer's web-site.



    Have a nice day....



            Regards,                      J.R. Preisig, Ph.D.





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