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radEAGLET

User Manual

radEAGLET

Advanced Operations

Accept

Make your change permanent.

Exit

Return to the superior screen.

Down

Highlight the next item. Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item.

Select

Select the highlighted item.

5.5 Feedback

This screen (Fig.

42

, p.

53

) groups several options for the annunciator of your

radEAGLET

.

Figure 42:

The feedback settings

Settings and Commands

Speaker

Switch the speaker on or off. This affects warning and alarm reporting.

Vibrator

Switch the vibrator on or off. This affects warning and alarm reporting.

Button Tone

Specify whether the

radEAGLET

should echo all your key presses with a beep.

On, Off

Switch the setting on or off.

© innoRIID GmbH • 2018-10-24

Software 3.2.0 • Document 3.2.2o

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Summary of Contents for ORTEC radEAGLET

Page 1: ...radEAGLET Next Generation Radionuclide Identi cation Device User Manual Software 3 2 0 Document 3 2 2o 2018 10 24...

Page 2: ...ec info ametek com http www ortec online com contactus technicalsupport radEAGLET is a trademark of innoRIID GmbH innoRIID is a registered trademark of innoRIID GmbH in most jurisdictions All other tr...

Page 3: ...adEAGLET 19 2 1 The radEAGLET Display 19 2 1 1 Status LEDs 21 2 2 Using the radEAGLET Keys 21 2 2 1 Using Command Lists 22 2 2 2 Using Menus 22 2 2 3 Changing Values 23 2 2 4 Entering the Password 24...

Page 4: ...5 12 Reachback Settings 64 5 13 GPS 65 5 14 Easy Calibration 67 5 15 Protected Settings 69 5 16 System Information 70 5 17 Alarm Settings 71 5 18 Calibration 72 5 19 ID Settings 74 5 20 Easy ID Settin...

Page 5: ...e radEAGLET 113 8 1 External Power Sources 113 8 1 1 Wall Power Supply 113 8 1 2 USB Powerbank 113 8 2 Charging the Battery 114 8 2 1 Charging Durations 114 8 3 Battery Power Saving Tips 114 Appendix...

Page 6: ...2 System Switches Back to Black Screen 129 D 3 System Keeps Running Although the Internal On O Switch is Set to O 129 D 4 Checking the Proper Function of the System 130 E Info Pool 133 E 1 nnoRIID ra...

Page 7: ...ssium chloride KCl for stabilization and calibration 27 15 Starting the radEAGLET 27 16 Initial stabilization 28 17 Initial Stabilization after identi cation of the stabilization source 28 18 Dose rat...

Page 8: ...luetooth device 60 53 Web interface address for devices connected via Bluetooth 60 54 USB cable connection information 61 55 Data transfer to a USB mass storage device 62 56 Data transfer complete 62...

Page 9: ...7 93 The instrument information 88 94 Shut down veri cation 89 95 The menu overlay of the Web interface 93 96 The device information in the Web interface 94 97 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interf...

Page 10: ...n the radEAGLET in the Web interface 110 117 Transfer software to the radEAGLET in the Web interface 110 118 Ready to install the transferred software 110 119 Successful installation of the software 1...

Page 11: ...ion you should pay attention to Suggested commands or procedures for advanced usage You might skip these tips on your rst pass through this document Information related to optional features not applic...

Page 12: ...2 p 114 This is a good time to get familiar with the radEAGLET by reading this manual Please read at least the rest of this chapter and those on basic operation chapter 2 p 19 before starting to exper...

Page 13: ...ncluding pulse height analysis and dose rates 1 5 1 1 Scintillation Detector The scintillation detector is used to collect the pulse height spectrum of the gamma photons that interact with the scintil...

Page 14: ...NY BY Micro SD Card Geiger M ller Counter USB A Host Connector for Communication Dongles Wi Fi Bluetooth Ethernet GPS Antenna Spectrum Acquisition Status Data Logging Status Stabilization Status GPS S...

Page 15: ...e Accessories The radEAGLET is delivered with comprehensive accessories The list of accessories may vary depending on what is ordered with the system The transportation case should contain the followi...

Page 16: ...rating under harsh conditions keep the connectors clean and free of dust or sand If you experience connection problems clean the connector with a cleanser specialized for electronic components Micro U...

Page 17: ...ection and Power Figure 4 Front and rear views of the radEAGLET USB A host connector behind front cover Use this plug Fig 4 p 17 for Wi Fi Bluetooth USB to Ethernet adaptors or USB storage devices all...

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Page 19: ...isplay Area Current Key Commands Figure 5 Anatomy of the radEAGLET display Top Status Bar This area contains icons representing the status of several components of the radEAGLET 7 32 pm The hours and...

Page 20: ...t The radEAGLET communicates via Bluetooth Communication is o A USB mass storage device is available GPS Status This item is available for radEAGLET models equipped with a GPS receiver see E 1 p 133 G...

Page 21: ...p 34 Bottom Keyboard Legend The labels in this area name the function currently associated with each of the radEAGLET keys Fig 5 p 19 Fig 6 p 22 2 1 1 Status LEDs Alarm and battery status LEDs are bui...

Page 22: ...the radEAGLET s functions Down Select and Exit for navigating the functions and commands On O Accept and Cancel for changing settings or entering val ues 2 2 1 Using Command Lists Some sophisticated f...

Page 23: ...ar with a thumb showing the relative position in the menu Fig 8 p 23 When the item you are interested in is accented press Select to execute the command 2 2 3 Changing Values You can tailor the radEAG...

Page 24: ...of the radEAGLET are locked behind a password If you try to use these items you will be prompted to enter the password Fig 11 p 25 After successfull pasword entry the radEAGLET ist unlocked for about...

Page 25: ...change Fig 12 p 25 Figure 12 After entering the password Settings and Commands Repeat Repeat the entry in case you are not sure whether you pressed they keys in the correct sequence Cancel Cancel the...

Page 26: ...ot was saved in the status bar of the display Fig 13 p 26 This message disappears after a moment The screenshot is saved as png image The le name is is built from the name of the current screen and th...

Page 27: ...22 4 After a couple of seconds the instrument begins to boot when the alarm LEDs Fig 1 p 14 begin to ash 5 You are welcomed by the start up screen with dots appearing from left to right Fig 15 p 27 F...

Page 28: ...gure 17 Initial Stabilization after identi cation of the stabilization source 8 After the stabilization the radEAGLET switches to Dose Rate Mode see 3 1 p 31 9 Watch the stabilization status icon on t...

Page 29: ...the instrument navigate to Advanced and select the Shutdown com mand see 5 29 p 88 You will be prompted to con rm in case you change your mind Fig 94 p 89 Another method to shut down is to hold I for...

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Page 31: ...easurement mode of the radEAGLET It is active after starting up the instrument Circular Dose Rate Axis Current Dose Rate Value Dose Rate Unit Warning Indicator Alarm Indicator Warning Threshold Alarm...

Page 32: ...el is equipped with a neutron detector the neutron data display switches to a blue background for neutron incidents according to the speci ed sensitivity see 5 17 p 71 Neutron sources are dangerous th...

Page 33: ...acquisition a chart 5 20 p 74 instructs you to nd the best distance between the radEAGLET and the source in question The nuclides identi ed will be displayed Fig 22 p 34 The recorded spectrum and the...

Page 34: ...too short or the source is very weak so extending the duration gives additional trust in the result Exit Return to the superior screen 3 3 Detect Mode The Detect measuring mode is a tool to locate rad...

Page 35: ...last couple of seconds Fig 24 p 35 Previous Values Moving Left Current Count Rate Current Value Oldest Value Background Orientation Line Figure 24 Detect mode chart Green Area represents radiation le...

Page 36: ...ill be rescaled to multiples of the background determined at the beginning Fig 26 p 36 Value at Orientation Line Relative to the Background Figure 26 Detect mode Close to a source Settings and Command...

Page 37: ...a new background measurement This might become necessary if you changed your measurement location or the background is suspected to have changed for whatever reason Exit Return to the superior screen...

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Page 39: ...ds a little sound You can switch the vibrator on or o see 5 5 p 53 Radiation sources are dangerous to you When dealing with radiating material you are strongly advised to 1 Maximize your distance to t...

Page 40: ...Save the Alarm in the radEAGLET s database Mute Switch o the beeper and vibrator for the current alarm The next alarm if any reactivates them Con rm Con rm the alarm The beeper and the vibrator are sw...

Page 41: ...nings and Alarms 4 1 1 Neutron Alarm Display This item is available for radEAGLET models with a neutron detector see E 1 p 133 Figure 29 An neutron alarm reported on screen innoRIID GmbH 2018 10 24 So...

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Page 43: ...4 Hotspot see 5 8 p 56 Bluetooth see 5 9 p 58 USB see 5 10 p 59 Services see 5 11 p 63 Reachback Settings see 5 12 p 64 GPS see 5 13 p 65 Easy Calibration see 5 14 p 67 Protected Settings see 5 15 p 6...

Page 44: ...d item 5 1 Spectrum The screen Fig 31 p 45 shows a spectrum and provides access to commands to acquire and manage spectrum data and to in uence the display and analysis of spectra Settings and Command...

Page 45: ...current spectrum The result is shown on the screen Fig 32 p 45 until you press Analyze again Results Con dence 1 10 and Nuclide Identi ed Peaks Figure 32 Result of a spectrum analysis Cursor Right Mo...

Page 46: ...ow energy end of the horizontal axis Zoom Zoom Zoom into the spectrum in multiple steps The command is available only while you moved a cursor into the spectrum see above and the zoomed diagram will b...

Page 47: ...load saved spectra for further analysis later see below or transfer them to a computer for further perusal The le names of saved spectra are composed of the current date and time followed by an index...

Page 48: ...ive time DT Dead Time The dead time as a percentage of the real time RT Real Time The duration of data acquisition as real time The current setting is shown along the spectrum the command indicates th...

Page 49: ...l display let the instrument collect a spectrum and analyze it Fig 38 p 49 Figure 38 The Auto ID Waterfall display Start Stop Control the acquisition of data for the Auto ID waterfall diagram These da...

Page 50: ...g of your radEAGLET The clock setting a ects many other important points Spectra are typically saved with a lename based on the time and date so it is important to keep this as accurate as possible Se...

Page 51: ...ings Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item 5 4 Display This screen Fig 41 p 51 groups several options for the display of your radEAGLET Figure 41 The disp...

Page 52: ...ment Ensure you understand enough of the language you are changing to It may be di cult to change back if you do not understand the menu language Alarm Con rmations Specify whether you want to explici...

Page 53: ...n Fig 42 p 53 groups several options for the annunciator of your radEAGLET Figure 42 The feedback settings Settings and Commands Speaker Switch the speaker on or o This a ects warning and alarm report...

Page 54: ...Hotspot see 5 8 p 56 Bluetooth see 5 9 p 58 USB see 5 10 p 59 Services see 5 11 p 63 Figure 43 The connectivity menu Settings and Commands Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next i...

Page 55: ...ess network you connected to before see below it will re connect without asking for credentials Connect to Network Let the radEAGLET search your site for available Wi Fi networks After a moment the li...

Page 56: ...rk Choose Choose one of the available networks Re Scan Let the radEAGLET scan for available networks again Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Exit Retu...

Page 57: ...r smart phone can log into the WLAN created by your radEAGLET HS Info Web Info Switch between information about the Web interface address Fig 48 p 57 or that for accessing the hotspot Fig 49 p 58 Both...

Page 58: ...start pairing with an external device Initially the radEAGLET knows no Bluetooth devices Fig 51 p 59 Follow the instructions displayed to initiate the pairing The paired device will be shown Fig 52 p...

Page 59: ...Status Figure 51 Bluetooth instructions on a pristine radEAGLET Remove Remove a device from the list of known devices Exit Return to the superior screen 5 10 USB Connectivity This command depends on w...

Page 60: ...t to a computer os similar device see 5 10 1 p 60 A USB storage device a k a Stick is plugged into the USB A Port see 5 10 2 p 61 A USB Ethernet adaptor is plugged into the USB A Port see 5 10 3 p 63...

Page 61: ...e Device This item is available while a USB storage device is plugged into the radEAGLET s USB A port Connect a USB mass storage device to your radEAGLET and transfer data from the instru ment to the...

Page 62: ...s usually contain date and time of their cre ation however it is highly unlikely that you loose data If in doubt make a backup copy of the USB device before using this feature You will be informed abo...

Page 63: ...interface and the IP address to connect to from the Web browser Fig 57 p 63 Ethernet Connection Figure 57 Ethernet LAN connection information Settings and Commands On O Switch the Web interface see 7...

Page 64: ...ups settings for a reachback SOP Please refer to 6 4 p 92 for details Settings and Commands Background Specify the duration for a background measurement Known Source Specify the duration for a measure...

Page 65: ...he value Cycle Cycle through the options for the highlighted setting Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Select Selec...

Page 66: ...o NAVSTAR satellites The current number is shown see Fig 61 p 66 and increases after some time see Fig 62 p 67 GPS Status Figure 61 The GPS settings immediately after switching on GPS If the GPS rece...

Page 67: ...ig the location Exit Return to the superior screen 5 14 Easy Calibration This command lets you speci y a calibration source and trigger a simple automatic calibra tion of the radEAGLET An elaborate ve...

Page 68: ...65 p 68 The acquired spectrum is shown overlayed by the theoretical peak position of the selected source and the current peak t of the measured spectrum Figure 64 Selecting a source for easy calibrat...

Page 69: ...cted Settings You can access the protected settings of the radEAGLET via this menu Fig 67 p 69 Before accessing this menu you have to enter a password see 2 2 4 p 24 System Information see 5 16 p 70 A...

Page 70: ...radEAGLET s hardware status Please have these data at hand when contacting our support Figure 68 The hardware status High Voltage The value should be between 500 V and 800 V Battery Temperature The v...

Page 71: ...se If you set the alarm levels or warning thresholds too high this may pose a serious health risk to you You can set the unit used for these thresholds under 5 4 p 51 Warning Threshold The dose rate t...

Page 72: ...ted item 5 18 Calibration This screen Fig 70 p 73 shows a partial spectrum and some additional information you can use to inspect and trigger the calibration of your radEAGLET For additional informati...

Page 73: ...n After Calibration Peak Fit Raw Spectrum Calibration Finished Figure 71 The calibration screen after measurement Place a calibration source containing the speci ed nuclide in front of the detec tor C...

Page 74: ...mands Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Select Select the highlighted item 5 20 Easy ID Settings This screen Fig 73...

Page 75: ...formation about the nuclides your radEAGLET knows about Figure 74 The nuclide library ready for selecting a nuclide Several properties are associated with each nuclide known to the instrument Name The...

Page 76: ...alysis and identi cation proce dures You can change these properties for every nuclide in the list The available nuclides are shown as a revolving list with one nuclide highlighted in the center When...

Page 77: ...ighlight the next property of the nuclide Only available when a nuclide is selected for editing Fig 75 p 76 Accept Make your changes to the highlighted nuclide permanent Only available when the On O p...

Page 78: ...nd the number of various le groups You can delete data individiually or by their age A similar feature is available in the Web interface see 7 10 p 111 Figure 77 Storage management Summary Settings an...

Page 79: ...e for every data type Fig 79 p 79 Type of Data Figure 79 Storage management Commands for a type of data Open Open a list of all les in the group Fig 80 p 80 Delete Delete the le highlighted in the lis...

Page 80: ...hich les to delete You can specify a minimum age or have all les deleted Fig 81 p 80 Figure 81 Storage management Specify les to be deleted Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next i...

Page 81: ...d at the factory Figure 82 Setting the password 5 24 Factory Settings This command re establishes the factory settings of your radEAGLET You have to con rm this command Fig 83 p 82 Reset Discard all y...

Page 82: ...nd known source or unknown source Fig 84 p 82 Figure 84 Settings for a new measurement 3 Specify the duration of the measurement To change default values 5 12 p 64 4 Start the measurement The elapsed...

Page 83: ...easurements both in spe and n42 format will be combined into a zip archive named after the date and time of the measurement You will be informed about the saved collection All measurements are stored...

Page 84: ...see 5 1 p 47 or reachback data sets see 5 25 p 81 via e mail with this command Sending mail is possible only while your radEAGLET is connected to the Internet so this is checked rst Fig 87 p 84 Figur...

Page 85: ...rom the list of available les you can select those to be included in the mail attachment Fig 90 p 86 Send Send the marked les The les will be combined into a zip archive and sent as an attachment to t...

Page 86: ...d les Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Exit Return to the superior screen 5 27 Self Test This command initiates a test of several components of the r...

Page 87: ...129 Battery The battery checked and the result is shown after a while Passed No problems detected Failed Problems detected Please take a note of the circumstances and displayed messages and contact o...

Page 88: ...contacting our support Figure 93 The instrument information Settings and Commands Exit Return to the superior screen 5 29 Shutdown This screen Fig 94 p 89 is shown when you switch o your radEAGLET Set...

Page 89: ...radEAGLET User Manual radEAGLET Advanced Operations Figure 94 Shut down veri cation innoRIID GmbH 2018 10 24 Software 3 2 0 Document 3 2 2o 89 140...

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Page 91: ...lable data to it 5 10 2 p 61 USB Cable Connect the USB Micro B socket of the radEAGLET Fig 4 p 17 to a USB A host connector of your device Wi Fi Hotspot Activate the Wi Fi hotspot 5 7 p 54 and use you...

Page 92: ...rt 6 3 Web Interface While a device such as a desktop computer or a tablet is connected 6 p 91 to the radEAGLET you can access the Web interface of the radEAGLET Look up the IP address of the radEAGLE...

Page 93: ...http www innoriid com drivers The Web interface is divided into several sections listed below To navigate between sections open the menu Fig 95 p 93 by clicking always available at the top Fig 96 p 94...

Page 94: ...ce information in the Web interface 7 2 Wi Fi Info This section Fig 97 p 94 provides information about status access path and credentials of the radEAGLET s Wi Fi hotspot RADEAGLET 18181 Switch the ho...

Page 95: ...radEAGLET User Manual radEAGLET Web Interface RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 98 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interface on innoRIID GmbH 2018 10 24 Software 3 2 0 Document 3 2 2o 95 140...

Page 96: ...LET s screen is dimmed after a while of inactivity your rst click only restores the screen backlight So if the instrument does not react after a moment click again RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 99 The remote...

Page 97: ...t to The list shows only records matching that criterion in any of the columns You can browse the list page by page with or and change the length of the list to accomodate your screen size with RADEAG...

Page 98: ...ctrum Manual Peak Analysis see 7 4 1 2 p 100 Automatic Peak Analysis see 7 4 1 3 p 100 Generate a PDF Report see 7 4 1 5 p 105 Show spectrum details see 7 4 1 4 p 103 7 4 1 1 Spectrum Diagram RADEAGLE...

Page 99: ...g to the other end of the ROI The region will be accented Fig 102 p 99 RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 102 Zooming into the spectrum 3 Release the mouse button The enlarged region shows up Fig 103 p 100 To ret...

Page 100: ...other end of the peak The region will be accented Fig 104 p 101 4 Release the mouse button The peak is colored in the diagram and the results are shown below it Fig 105 p 101 7 4 1 3 Automatic Peak A...

Page 101: ...r Manual radEAGLET Web Interface RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 104 Marking a peak for analysis RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 105 Results for a manually marked peak innoRIID GmbH 2018 10 24 Software 3 2 0 Document 3...

Page 102: ...dEAGLET User Manual RADEAGLET 18181 Toggle visibility of peak numbers Delete all peaks Delete individual peaks Figure 106 Results of an automatic peak analysis 102 140 Software 3 2 0 Document 3 2 2o i...

Page 103: ...g of the spectrum diagram LIN Linear scaling the default SQRT Square Root scaling LOG Logarithmic scaling The current scaling is accented below the diagram Fig 107 p 103 RADEAGLET 18181 Click to expan...

Page 104: ...al RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 108 Spectrum with expanded detail information The comment is not saved with the spectrum permanently It is lost when you leave the spectrum inspector 104 140 Software 3 2 0 D...

Page 105: ...ails 7 4 1 5 PDF Report Creation To create a PDF report 1 Click Depending on your Web browser con guration the pdf document will be opened in the browser or downloaded into the usual location for down...

Page 106: ...LET RT 2SG H GPS 18181 Rate Information Dose Rate 84 700 Sv h Gamma Rate 2 cps Spectrum Information Start Time 2018 08 18 18 17 46 Stop Time 2018 08 18 18 18 18 Real Time 32 s Live Time 32 s Nuclide A...

Page 107: ...he button to choose a spectrum with the standard le selection method of your device RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 111 The spectrum le viewer in the Web interface 7 6 Device Settings This section Fig 112 p 10...

Page 108: ...s permanent you have to press If you leave the reachback settings without doing so all your changes are lost The settings are grouped into subsections you can expand or collapse as needed Fig 114 p 10...

Page 109: ...EAGLET Web Interface RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 114 The reachback settings in the Web interface RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 115 Adding a recipient for reachback messages innoRIID GmbH 2018 10 24 Software 3 2 0...

Page 110: ...are on the radEAGLET in the Web interface The le will be transferred to the radEAGLET checked and prepared for installation Fig 117 p 110 RADEAGLET 18181 Figure 117 Transfer software to the radEAGLET...

Page 111: ...Documents available on your radEAGLET 7 10 Storage Management This section Fig 121 p 112 provides access to all the data you saved in the radEAGLET s database during your surveys The remaining storag...

Page 112: ...GLET 18181 Figure 121 Managing the storage in the Web interface Use this command in case you need space or to maintain data con dentially before you pass on the instrument to another user 112 140 Soft...

Page 113: ...enough power to charge the internal battery the the battery symbol Fig 1 p 14 is decorated by a bolt 8 1 1 Wall Power Supply Every power supply shipped with the radEAGLET can handle common internatio...

Page 114: ...her end of the USB cable to a wall power adapter The charging status is indicated by the LED status lights If the powerbank is fully charged the LED status lights remain illuminated 2 For optimal perf...

Page 115: ...p 51 conve nient for your work ow Wi Fi Switch o the Wi Fi hotspot while you not using it to communicate see 5 7 p 54 USB Drive Disconnect any USB drive while you are not transferring data GPS Receiv...

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Page 117: ...re used for positron emission tomography PET The radEAGLET displays the identi cation result when confronted with such a source because all sources share the 511 keV line and cannot be di er entiated...

Page 118: ...r power plant accidents Chernobyl Fukushima This speci c nuclide is sometimes also used for leak de tection 137 Cs Cs137 IND Innocent 30 a Cesium 137 Cs is perhaps the most prominent nuclide because i...

Page 119: ...ons of pipelines to investigate the quality of their welding Sometimes the weld can have small frac tures posing a threat that the pipeline could leak 192 Ir sources are also used to detect such fract...

Page 120: ...sotopes radiation pro le 237 Np Np237 SNM Threat 2 14 Ma Neptunium is used to produce 238 Pu It is considered to be a major SNM threat as are uranium and plutonium 239 Pu WGPu WGPu_HS RGPu RGPu_HS SNM...

Page 121: ...t 3 d Used for diagnosing arterial diseases and problems as sociated with blood ow 232 Th Th232 NORM Innocent 14 05 Ga A naturally occurring material found in rocks It is used in lantern mantles and w...

Page 122: ...can have a nuclide is unknown This will appear when a a nuclide is found that is deactivated in the current library of the instrument or b whenever a source is measured whose spectrum does not match a...

Page 123: ...re typically inert gases such as helium argon neon or xenon Often these are mixed with an organic vapor or a halogen gas GM tubes detect radi ation utilizing an anode cathode pair inside this gas The...

Page 124: ...oupled to a pho tomultiplier Once radiation passes through the scintillation crystal atoms of the crys tal material become excited to higher energetic levels Once they fall back onto lower energy leve...

Page 125: ...cally correct positions C 1 1 Initial Stabilization Each time the system is turned on during the start up the radEAGLET performs an initial sta bilization This process takes about 80 seconds It runs t...

Page 126: ...um 137 Cs sample1 in front of the detector 2 Wait until a reliable t of the peak is established This can take several seconds You can identify a good t when the calculated values show up 3 The di eren...

Page 127: ...to 3 MeV C 4 Determination of the Full Width at Half Maximum radEAGLET detectors have a speci ed FWHM sometimes also denoted as resolution given in percentages relative to their peak position Our usua...

Page 128: ...time The dead time accumulates with the measurement time and is dependent on the detector load in terms of counts per second cps Consequently two acquisition times may be displayed the real time which...

Page 129: ...ent Rapid change in temperature of the instrument The best course of action is to perform a new stabilization by rebooting the instru ment see 2 3 p 26 After the instrument reboots you should perform...

Page 130: ...m should welcome you in dose rate mode If no source is around the ambient dose rate is expected to be between 0 01 Sv h and 0 08 Sv h c The count rate in cps should be greater than 0 There are always...

Page 131: ...show you the report of the peak properties The resolution should not be greater than 7 3 The peak position deviation should not be greater than 0 5 af ter startup corresponding to a shift of 3 3 keV...

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Page 133: ...detector Neutrons 3 He Proportional Counter Tube B D Size L 12 7 mm 0 50 in 64 mm 2 52 in net 9 4 mm 0 37 in 50 mm 1 97 in 8 bar 116 03 psi GPS C D 66 channel MediaTek MT3339 receiver Performance Ener...

Page 134: ...31 04 oz including batteries Weight B 910 g 2 lb 0 1 oz including batteries Weight C 900 g 31 75 oz including batteries Weight D 930 g 2 lb 0 8 oz including batteries Environmental Operating Temperatu...

Page 135: ...software Accessories Carrying Case stackable polypropylene polyethylene Calibration Source Box with potassium chloride KCl ICSC 1450 400 g 14 11 oz net 200 g 7 05 oz Connection Cable Micro USB B USB...

Page 136: ...oRIID radEAGLET Speci cations radEAGLET User Manual continuation EMC Directive 2014 30 EU Regulations concerning electromagnetic compatibility 136 140 Software 3 2 0 Document 3 2 2o innoRIID GmbH 2018...

Page 137: ...n moderated neutron source an appropriate phantom of Polymethyl Methacrylate PMMA C5H8O2 n acrylic glass or equivalent must be placed between the neutron source and the instrument to accurately simula...

Page 138: ...above stated instrument complies with the following EC Directives EMC Directive 2014 30 EU Furthermore the European Standard IEC 61000 4 and the US Standard ANSI N42 34 2006 Complete listing is inclu...

Page 139: ...uality control tests designed to expose any aws in materials or workmanship Perma nent records of these tests are maintained for use in warranty repair and as a source of statistical information for d...

Page 140: ...shipment Packing materials bills of materials waybills and other such documentation should be preserved in order to estab lish claims After such noti cation to the carrier please notify ORTEC of the c...

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