Re: Snoopy-- unfamiliar with jargon

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Note:  The REM BALL is not a SNOOPY.  The snoopy has a Cylindrical or drum-shaped moderator...The REM Ball is round.


At 07:02 AM 9/8/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I've occasionally heard that term, but am not familiar with it.  We call our
>neutron survey meter a "rem ball."  The techs call it a few other things,
>since it's heavy and awkward.  I remember receiving some literature from
>Canberra, recently on a "kinder, gentler", i.e. smaller and lighter neutron
>rem survey meter.  You should also contact them - You probably have met
>Frazier Bronson.  He's a sales rep for them.
>
>Bill
>
>
>Kimberlee Kearfott wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> What is a "snoopy"? I am unfamiliar with this jargon. What kind of
>> neutron detector is it, and who makes them?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Kim.
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