A new programmable zone dosimeter for operational monitoring and measurement of external gamma radiation

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René Toledo Acosta
Raúl Arteche Díaz
Guillermo Mesa Pérez
Sandra Fernández Llanez

Abstract

The detection and measurement of nuclear radiation have turn into an important aspect in the application of nuclear detectors and specifically, the Geiger Muller tubes. Endowed with high detection sensibility, robust construction and a relative simplicity of the associated circuit, the Geiger Tubes are still one of the most widely used detectors in all areas of application in physics and nuclear research. A new design of the instrument enables measurements of the environmental external dose rate of g (gamma) radiation from 0.05 µSv/h to 10 mSv/h. It consists of three elements: Geiger-Muller detector, a data acquisition and control card and the application software. The instrument is connected to the computer through a USB interface only to vary and adjust the calibration parameters. The software was developed in C programming language using the PICC4.08 compiler.

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Toledo Acosta, R., Arteche Díaz, R., Mesa Pérez, G., & Fernández Llanez, S. (1). A new programmable zone dosimeter for operational monitoring and measurement of external gamma radiation. Nucleus, (48). Retrieved from http://nucleus.cubaenergia.cu/index.php/nucleus/article/view/539
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