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radEAGLE

User Manual

CONTENTS

radEAGLE

Web Interface

7.1 Device Info

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7.2 Wi-Fi Hotspot

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7.3 Remote Screen

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7.4 Spectrum Browser

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7.4.1

Spectrum Inspector

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7.4.1.1

Spectrum Diagram

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7.4.1.2

Manual Peak Analysis

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7.4.1.3

Automatic Peak Analysis

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7.4.1.4

Spectrum Details

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7.4.1.5

PDF Report Creation

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7.5 Spectrum File Viewer

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7.6 Device Settings

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7.7 Reachback Settings

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7.8 Software Update

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7.9 Documents

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7.10 Storage Management

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8.1.1

Black

powerCELL

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8.1.2

Blue

powerCELL

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8.2 Replacing Batteries of the

radEAGLE

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8.2.1

Standard Enclosure

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8.2.2

Underwater Enclosure

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8.3 External Power Sources

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8.3.1

Wall Power Supply

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8.4 Charging the

powerCELL

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8.5 Energy Saving Tips

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Appendix

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A Nuclide Library

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B Glossary

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C Technological Background, Limitations

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C.1 Stabilization

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C.1.1

Initial Stabilization

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C.1.2

Continuous Temperature Monitoring

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C.1.3

Continuous Spectroscopic Adjustments

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Page 3: ...e radEAGLE 21 2 1 The radEAGLE Display 21 2 1 1 Status LEDs 23 2 2 Using the radEAGLE Keys 23 2 2 1 Using Command Lists 25 2 2 2 Using Menus 25 2 2 3 Changing Values 26 2 2 4 Entering the Password 26 2 2 5 Saving Screenshots 28 2 3 Starting Up the radEAGLE 29 2 4 Switching Oﬀ the radEAGLE 30 3 radEAGLE Measuring Modes 31 3 1 Dose Rate Mode 31 3 2 Easy ID Mode 33 3 3 Detect Mode 34 4 radEAGLE Warni...

Page 4: ...0 5 12 Services 61 5 13 GPS 62 5 14 Easy Calibration 63 5 15 Protected Settings 65 5 16 System Information 66 5 17 Alarm Settings 66 5 18 Calibration 68 5 19 ID Settings 69 5 20 Easy ID Settings 69 5 21 Nuclide Library 70 5 22 Storage Management 72 5 23 Set Password 75 5 24 Factory Settings 76 5 25 Collect Reachback 76 5 26 Send Data 78 5 27 Self Test 80 5 28 About 81 5 29 Shutdown 82 6 Accessing ...

Page 5: ...torage Management 104 8 Powering the radEAGLE 107 8 1 radEAGLE Battery Packs 107 8 1 1 Black powerCELL 107 8 1 2 Blue powerCELL 107 8 2 Replacing Batteries of the radEAGLE 109 8 2 1 Standard Enclosure 109 8 2 2 Underwater Enclosure 111 8 3 External Power Sources 113 8 3 1 Wall Power Supply 114 8 4 Charging the powerCELL 116 8 5 Energy Saving Tips 117 Appendix 119 A Nuclide Library 119 B Glossary 1...

Page 6: ...tion Icon is Red 131 D 2 System Switches Back to Black Screen 131 D 3 System Keeps Running Although the Battery Switch is Set to Oﬀ 131 D 4 Checking the Proper Function of the System 132 E Info Pool 135 E 1 ınnoRIID radEAGLE Speciﬁcations 135 E 2 Detector Positions 141 E 3 About Intrinsic Activity 143 E 3 1 General Rules for Handling Radioactive Material 143 E 3 2 For the United States of America ...

Page 7: ...hanging switches 26 13 Changing values by choosing from a list 26 14 Entering the password 27 15 After entering the password 27 16 Status bar after saving a screenshot 28 17 Box with potassium chloride KCl for stabilization and calibration 29 18 Starting the radEAGLE 29 19 Initial stabilization 30 20 Initial Stabilization after identiﬁcation of the stabilization source 30 21 Dose rate display 31 2...

Page 8: ...pot Access credentials 56 54 Bluetooth settings 56 55 Bluetooth instructions on a pristine radEAGLE 57 56 Connect to a known Bluetooth device 57 57 Web interface address for devices connected via Bluetooth 58 58 USB cable connection information 58 59 Data transfer to a USB mass storage device 59 60 Data transfer complete 60 61 Ethernet LAN connection information 60 62 The services screen 61 63 The...

Page 9: ...ction 78 91 No Internet connection 79 92 File types for mailing 79 93 Selecting ﬁles 80 94 Ready to send ﬁles 80 95 The self test screen 80 96 The instrument information 82 97 Shut down veriﬁcation 82 98 The menu overlay of the Web interface 85 99 The device information in the Web interface 86 100 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interface oﬀ 86 101 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interface on ...

Page 10: ...ector 109 130 Opening the rear latch of the radEAGLE 109 131 Removing the powerCELL from the radEAGLE 110 132 Inserting a powerCELL 110 133 Snapping the powerCELL into place 111 134 The powerCELL correctly mounted in the radEAGLE 111 135 powerCELL in the radEAGLE after removing the cover 112 136 Removing the powerCELL with gravity assistance 112 137 Inserting the powerCELL 113 138 Correct placemen...

Page 11: ...ation you should pay attention to Suggested commands or procedures for advanced usage You might skip these tips on your ﬁrst pass through this document Information related to optional features not applicable to all models of the radEAGLE If you read this document as a PDF ﬁle you can click cross references items in the table of contents links into the Internet or similar to immediately view the de...

Page 12: ...8 4 p 116 This is a good time to get familiar with the radEAGLE by reading this manual Please read at least the rest of this chapter and those on basic operation chapter 2 p 21 before starting to experiment with the radEAGLE Chapter 2 p 21 explains the principles of operating the radEAGLE The fundamental modes of operation of the radEAGLE are detailed in chapter 3 p 31 fol lowed by explanations of...

Page 13: ... purposes including 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 scintillation crystal The diﬀerent radioisotopes each have speciﬁc decay schemes and some emit gamma photons that can be analyzed and used to determine the radiation source ÞScintillation Detector...

Page 14: ...screen has 3 keys you can press with your thumb while holding the instrument Detector Cap Geiger Müller Counter Red Dot Handle with Vibrator GPS Antenna Under Plastic Cover Beeper Below Keyboard Current Time Battery Status Communication Status GPS Status Stabilization Status Data Logging Status Spectrum Acquisition Status Current Key Commands 3 Button Keyboard with Status LEDs Battery Failure LED ...

Page 15: ... with Watertight Bung Figure 2b Rear view of the radEAGLE with open battery compartment underwater housing radEAGLE Model RE 3SGI H GPS Serial 18181 Contains radioactive 137 Cs Activity 111 Bq 3 nCi 2018 11 Warnings Alarms G Gamma N Neutrons Battery Status C Charging F Heat Failure Made in Germany by CHARGER USB ORTEC USB Mini B Connector Pro tected by Rubber Cap Locking Screw for Latch Connector ...

Page 16: ... E F G H Figure 4 The radEAGLE in the standard case A radEAGLE instrument B KCl Calibration box C Charger with US or European plug c International adaptors for Charger not with all instruments D Power adaptor for cars 12 V E Extra Battery pack for AA batteries with screw driver F USB cable for connecting the radEAGLE to a PC G Documents manual quick reference card test sheet H USB Stick Please mak...

Page 17: ...moveable Inset Above Compartment for International Adap tors for Charger C Figure 5 The radEAGLE in an optional watertight case A B C c c c D E F G Figure 6 The radEAGLE with accessories innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 17 147 ...

Page 18: ...1 5 The radEAGLE radEAGLE User Manual Figure 7 Standard left and optional watertight cases for the radEAGLE 18 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 19: ...Use this plug Fig 2a p 15 Fig 2b p 15 to connect your radEAGLE to a computer All common operating systems like Microsoft Windows MacOS or Linux are supported USB A host connector in the handle Use this plug Fig 2a p 15 for Wi Fi Bluetooth USB to Ethernet adaptors or USB storage devices all optional Power plug on back side Please align the red dot on the charger cable to that of the plug when conne...

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Page 21: ... Acquisition Status Status Information Main Display Area Current Key Commands Figure 8 Anatomy of the radEAGLE display Top Status Bar This area contains icons representing the status of several components of the radEAGLE 3 17 pm The hours and minutes of the current local time are shown The date and time are read from the internal clock of the radEAGLE Time stamps are written into all ﬁles saved by...

Page 22: ...local area network Ethernet The radEAGLE communicates via Bluetooth 來 Communication is oﬀ A USB mass storage device is available GPS Status This item is available for radEAGLE models equipped with a GPS receiver see E 1 p 135 GPS is switched on and receives enough data from several satellites to calculate the position has ﬁx Location data is included whenever you save measuring results for exam pl...

Page 23: ... or measurement re sults Fig 25 p 33 Bottom Keyboard Legend The labels in this area name the function currently associated with each of the radEAGLE keys Fig 8 p 21 Fig 9 p 24 2 1 1 Status LEDs Alarm and battery status LEDs are built into the keyboard of the radEAGLE Fig 1 p 14 Fig 9 p 24 G Gamma warnings and alarms N Neutron warnings and alarms This item is available for radEAGLE models with a ne...

Page 24: ...aking screenshots see 2 2 5 p 28 Figure 9 The current functions of keys shown along the bottom of the radEAGLE display Chapter 5 p 41 provides detailed descriptions of the diﬀerent key functions under various conditions Some commands are available for a lot of the radEAGLE s functions Down Select and Exit for navigating the functions and commands On Oﬀ Accept and Cancel for changing settings or en...

Page 25: ...erations you can choose from It shows several items one of which is accented with a distinct color Fig 11 p 25 After opening a menu the top most item is chosen You can choose other items with Down After you reached the last item of the menu the ﬁrst item gets chosen again Menu Title Accented Item Menu Items Choose Other Items Scroll Thumb Scroll Bar Figure 11 A menu with the third item accented So...

Page 26: ...e 5 4 p 49 When you select the setting for change the list of valid settings is displayed Fig 13 p 26 Setting Title Accented Value Will be Set Currently Active Value Pre ﬁxed with Figure 13 Changing values by choosing from a list You can choose other values from the list with or and set the accented value with Set 2 2 4 Entering the Password Some settings and operations of the radEAGLE are locked ...

Page 27: ... instrument to prevent unauthorized persons from manipulating the protected settings After pressing ﬁve keys the available commands change Fig 15 p 27 Figure 15 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 password entry and quit accessing the protected settings innoRIID Gm...

Page 28: ...u will be informed that a screen shot was saved in the status bar of the display Fig 16 p 28 This message disappears after a moment The screenshot is saved as png image The ﬁle name is is built from the technical name of the current screen and the current date and time in ISO format for example DoseRateScreen 20181018 231111 png Message Figure 16 Status bar after saving a screenshot For further pr...

Page 29: ...own the key Fig 9 p 24 Ensure the battery slide switch behind the latch Fig 2a p 15 is in the top postion ON 4 After a couple of seconds the instrument begins to boot when the alarm LEDs Fig 1 p 14 begin to ﬂash 5 You are welcomed by the start up screen with dots appearing from left to right Fig 18 p 29 Figure 18 Starting the radEAGLE 6 The radEAGLE begins an initial stabilization Fig 19 p 30 see ...

Page 30: ...Rate Mode see 3 1 p 31 9 Watch the stabilization status icon on the screen see 2 1 p 21 2 4 Switching Oﬀ the radEAGLE To switch oﬀ the instrument navigate to the Advanced menu and select the Shutdown command see 5 29 p 82 You will be prompted to conﬁrm in case you change your mind Fig 97 p 82 Another method to shut down is to hold for 10 seconds or longer 30 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o inn...

Page 31: ...e Rate Axis Scaled Ac cording to Alarm Thresholds Current Dose Rate Value Dose Rate Unit Neutron Data and Incident Indicator Warning and Alarm Indicators Warning and Alarm Thresholds Figure 21 Dose rate display Several representations of the current ambient dose rate H 10 are shown Fig 21 p 31 Digital Large digits show the current value and the unit The unit adapts to the order of magnitude of the...

Page 32: ...splay switches to a blue background for neutron incidents according to the speciﬁed sensitivity see 5 17 p 66 Neutron sources are dangerous they are always considered as threat If the instrument indicates the presence of neutron radiation move away from the source immediately Alarm Symbol Trefoil Illuminated Warning Indicator Figure 22 Dose rate display with gamma warning Alarm Symbol Trefoil Illu...

Page 33: ...ce between the radEAGLE and the source in question The nuclides identiﬁed will be displayed Fig 25 p 33 The recorded spectrum and the analysis results are saved The ﬁle name is composed of the current date and time followed by an index number Current Dose Rate Current Count Rate Elapsed Duration Preset Duration Radiation Level Too Close to Source Optimum Position Too far away from Source Figure 24...

Page 34: ... audio feedback to the changing dose rate of incoming radiation The tool starts with measuring the background radiation Fig 26 p 34 Figure 26 Detect mode background measurement It is preferable to take the background in a low radiation environment If you are in a facility with a high natural background or with multiple radiation sources present the detection capability adapts to this situation Aft...

Page 35: ...27 Detect mode chart Blue Bars represent neutron incidents if any Value at Orientation Line Relative to the Background Figure 28 Detect mode Approaching a source If the radiation level increases the chart will be rescaled to multiples of the background determined at the beginning Fig 29 p 36 innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 35 147 ...

Page 36: ...mum scaling to the background for example to see more detail after moving away from a source New BG Initiate a new background measurement This might become necessary if you changed your measurement location or the background is suspected to have changed for what ever reason Exit Return to the superior screen 36 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 37: ...aker on or oﬀ see 5 5 p 50 Vibrator The vibrator shakes the handle and adds a little sound You can switch the vibrator on or oﬀ see 5 5 p 50 Radiation sources are dangerous to you When dealing with radiating material you are strongly advised to 1 Maximize your distance to the radiation source 2 Minimize the time you are exposed to the radiation 3 Put as much shielding between the source and you as...

Page 38: ...n Figure 31 An alarm reported on screen Settings and Commands Save Save the Alarm in the radEAGLE s database Mute Switch oﬀ the beeper and vibrator for the current alarm The next alarm if any reac tivates them Conﬁrm Conﬁrm the alarm The beeper and the vibrator are switched oﬀ see Mute above and the screen returns to the content displayed before the alarm was raised 38 147 Software 3 2 12 Document...

Page 39: ...nings and Alarms 4 1 1 Neutron Alarm Display This item is available for radEAGLE models with a neutron detector see E 1 p 135 Figure 32 An neutron alarm reported on screen innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 39 147 ...

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Page 41: ...ee 5 3 p 48 Display see 5 4 p 49 Feedback see 5 5 p 50 Reachback see 5 6 p 51 Connectivity see 5 7 p 52 Wi Fi see 5 8 p 52 Hotspot see 5 9 p 54 Bluetooth see 5 10 p 56 USB see 5 11 p 57 Services see 5 12 p 61 GPS see 5 13 p 62 Easy Calibration see 5 14 p 63 Protected Settings see 5 15 p 65 System Information see 5 16 p 66 Alarm Settings see 5 17 p 66 Calibration see 5 18 p 68 亮 ID Settings see 5 1...

Page 42: ...n Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Select Select the highlighted item 5 1 Spectrum The screen Fig 34 p 43 shows a spectrum and provides access to commands to acquire and manage spectrum data and to inﬂuence the display and analysis of spectra Settings and Commands Next Cycle through the commands available to work with the spectrum This command is ...

Page 43: ...tiﬁcation algorithm to the current spectrum The re sult is superimposed on the screen for a few seconds Fig 35 p 43 Results Conﬁdence 1 10 and Nuclide Identiﬁed Peaks Figure 35 Result of a spectrum analysis Cursor Right Move a cursor into the spectrum diagram from lower to higher energies along the horizontal axis The cursor is a vertical line Fig 36 p 44 labeled with the energy the channel number...

Page 44: ... state is shown in the diagram Fig 37 p 44 ROI Left ROI Right Clear ROI Specify a Region Of Interest a part of a spectrum for closer inspection Move the cursor see above to the low energy end of the region set it as left end of the ROI move the cursor again and set the right end The radEAGLE ﬁts a peak to the ROI and displays the centroid energy and the number of counts for the ROI Fig 38 p 45 Sav...

Page 45: ...p 45 Figure 39 Info about a saved spectrum s ﬁle name Load Load a saved spectrum for further processing Choose a from a list of ﬁles saved before Fig 40 p 46 The spectrum saved most recently is listed on top Load Load the highlighted spectrum ﬁle Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Cancel Cancel the current command innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3...

Page 46: ...appendix C 6 p 130 LOG SQRT LIN Change the vertical scaling of the spectrum diagram see C 7 p 130 LOG Logarithmic scaling SQRT Square Root scaling LIN Linear scaling the default The current scaling is shown at the top of the diagram Fig 34 p 43 The command indicates the setting you will get after pressing the corresponding key Auto ID Switch to a waterfall display let the instrument collect a spec...

Page 47: ...ngs without entering a password Time and Date see 5 3 p 48 Display see 5 4 p 49 Feedback see 5 5 p 50 Reachback see 5 6 p 51 Connectivity see 5 7 p 52 GPS see 5 13 p 62 Figure 42 The basic settings menu Settings and Commands 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 innoRIID GmbH 2019 04...

Page 48: ...ngs Settings and Commands Time Zone Specify your local time zone To have the instrument handle daylight savings time cor rectly you have to select not only the oﬀset versus UTC but also the correct collection of cities shown for a given oﬀset 12 h Display Specify whether you want to have times shown in 12 or 24 hour format Change to the next time zone On Oﬀ Switch the setting on or oﬀ Exit Return ...

Page 49: ...acklight times out you can reactivate it by brieﬂy pressing any key The usual functions of short key presses are ignored in this case Language Choose a language to be used for the display English English with American spelling Deutsch German other more languages which might be installed on your instrument Ensure you understand enough of the language you are changing to It may be diﬃcult to change ...

Page 50: ...em 1 Sv 100 rem Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Change Edit the highlighted setting 5 5 Feedback This screen Fig 45 p 50 groups several options for the annunciator of your radEAGLE Figure 45 The feedback settings Settings and Commands Speaker Switch the speaker on or oﬀ This aﬀects warning and alarm reporting Vi...

Page 51: ...a background measurement Known Source Specify the default duration for a measurement of a known source Unknown Specify the default duration for a measurement of an unknown source Email Address Specify the address the reachback data should be sent to Choose from the list of addresses saved in your radEAGLE The complete setup for reachback mailings requires entering and editing a lot of text and thu...

Page 52: ... the item is dimmed grayed Usually only one connectitvity method can be used at a given time Wi Fi see 5 8 p 52 Hotspot see 5 9 p 54 Bluetooth see 5 10 p 56 USB see 5 11 p 57 Services see 5 12 p 61 Figure 47 The connectivity menu Settings and Commands 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...

Page 53: ...ireless network you connected to before see below it will re connect without asking for credentials Connect to Network Let the radEAGLE search your site for available Wi Fi networks After a moment the list of available access points is shown from which you can choose one to log in Fig 49 p 53 Figure 49 Available Wi Fi access points You will probably be prompted for a password If in doubt ask the a...

Page 54: ...ycles to the top item after you reached the last item Exit Return to the superior screen 5 9 Hotspot Settings This item is available while a Wi Fi dongle is plugged into the radEAGLE s USB A port This screen groups settings and status information to let your radEAGLE provide a Wi Fi access point Fig 51 p 55 The Wi Fi hardware can be used for either connecting to an existing network or es tablishin...

Page 55: ...mation about the Web interface address Fig 52 p 55 or that for accessing the hotspot Fig 53 p 56 Both are shown as text and as QR codes for devices equipped appropriately Hotspot Status Figure 52 Hotspot Web interface info Exit Return to the superior screen innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 55 147 ...

Page 56: ... oﬀ Fig 54 p 56 and start pairing with an external device Bluetooth Status Figure 54 Bluetooth settings Initially the radEAGLE knows no Bluetooth devices Fig 55 p 57 Follow the instructions displayed to initiate the pairing The paired device will be shown Fig 56 p 57 and is ready for connection The radEAGLE remembers all devices it has been paired to If your desired device is already known just ch...

Page 57: ...ce Remove Remove a device from the list of known devices Exit Return to the superior screen 5 11 USB Connections This command depends on what is connected to the various USB ports of your radEAGLE A cable connects the USB Mini B port to a computer or similar device see 5 11 1 p 58 A USB storage device a k a Stick is plugged into the USB A Port see 5 11 2 p 59 A USB Ethernet adaptor is plugged into...

Page 58: ...adEAGLE s USB Mini B port to the host computer or similar device This screen shows information about the status of the Web interface and the IP address to connect to from the Web browser Fig 58 p 58 Figure 58 USB cable connection information Settings and Commands On Oﬀ Switch the Web interface see 7 p 85 on or oﬀ Exit Return to the superior screen 58 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID Gm...

Page 59: ... transfer to a USB mass storage device Settings and Commands Copy Copy all data spectra screenshots etc saved in the radEAGLE s database to the USB mass storage device The radEAGLE overwrites ﬁles having the same name existing on the USB device without warning As ﬁlenames usually contain date and time of their creation however it is highly unlikely that you loose data If in doubt make a backup cop...

Page 60: ...etwork and obtains an IP address from the net work s DHCP server This screen shows information about the status of the Web interface and the IP address to connect to from the Web browser Fig 61 p 60 Ethernet Connection Figure 61 Ethernet LAN connection information Settings and Commands On Oﬀ Switch the Web interface see 7 p 85 on or oﬀ Exit Return to the superior screen 60 147 Software 3 2 12 Docu...

Page 61: ...itch them on or oﬀ Fig 62 p 61 Figure 62 The services screen Settings and Commands Web Interface Switch the Web interface see 7 p 85 on or oﬀ Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Change Edit the highlighted setting Exit Return to the superior screen innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 61 147 ...

Page 62: ...63 The GPS settings when GPS is oﬀ When you switch on the GPS receiver it starts to determine the location For that it needs to receive data from a suﬃcient number oﬀ NAVSTAR satellites The current number is shown see Fig 64 p 62 and increases after some time see Fig 65 p 63 GPS Status Figure 64 The GPS settings immediately after switching on GPS If the GPS receiver has suﬃcient data from enough s...

Page 63: ...rn to the superior screen 5 14 Easy Calibration This command lets you speciﬁy a calibration source and trigger a simple automatic calibra tion of the radEAGLE An elaborate version of calibration is available too see 5 18 p 68 For additional information refer to appendix C 2 p 128 Please place a suitable calibration source 40 K or 137 Cs in front of the detector before proceeding innoRIID GmbH 2019...

Page 64: ...sured spectrum Figure 67 Selecting a source for easy calibration Figure 68 Easy calibration in progress A progress percentage is shown during the data collection Fig 69 p 65 sometimes in sev eral cycles until the peak position of the calibration source is within 0 5 of the theoretical position Settings and Commands Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top i...

Page 65: ...tion see 5 16 p 66 Alarm Settings see 5 17 p 66 Calibration see 5 18 p 68 亮 ID Settings see 5 19 p 69 Storage Management see 5 22 p 72 Set Password see 5 23 p 75 Factory Settings see 5 24 p 76 Figure 70 The protected settings menu Settings and Commands 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 highlighte...

Page 66: ...55 C Fine Gain The value should be 10 Last Stabilization Time elapsed since the last successfull stabilization of the instrument see C 1 p 127 Exit Return to the superior screen 5 17 Alarm Settings This screen Fig 72 p 67 groups the settings for warnings and alarms These settings are designed for your personal safety The alarm is intended to let you know you are exposed to dangerous radiation and ...

Page 67: ...y for neutron alarms in several steps This item is available for radEAGLE models with a neutron detector see E 1 p 135 Setting Neutrons Integration Duration 5 4 4 sec 4 4 10 sec 3 4 15 sec 2 4 20 sec 1 4 30 sec Default 0 4 40 sec 1 4 80 sec 2 4 100 sec 3 4 140 sec 4 4 180 sec 5 4 220 sec Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the la...

Page 68: ...Rate Current Count Rate Nuclide for Calibration Theoretical Peak Position Measured Peak Position Current Peak Fit Raw Spectrum Measurement Progress Figure 73 The calibration screen Current Dose Rate Current Count Rate Nuclide for Calibration Theoretical Peak Position Measured Peak Position Resolution After Calibration Peak Fit Raw Spectrum Measurement Finished Figure 74 The calibration screen afte...

Page 69: ...alibration have been collected see Fig 74 p 68 Exit Return to the superior screen 5 19 ID Settings You can access the identiﬁcation settings of the radEAGLE via this menu Fig 75 p 69 Easy ID Settings see 5 20 p 69 Nuclide Library see 5 21 p 70 Figure 75 The ID settings menu Settings and Commands Exit Return to the superior screen Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reache...

Page 70: ... 21 Nuclide Library This screen Fig 77 p 70 groups information about the nuclides your radEAGLE knows about Figure 77 The nuclide library ready for selecting a nuclide Several properties are associated with each nuclide known to the instrument Name The simpliﬁed name of the nuclide 70 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 71: ...the list The available nuclides are shown as a revolving list with one nuclide highlighted in the center When you enter the settings screen 241 Am is highlighted Fig 77 p 70 Figure 78 The nuclide library with 131I selected for editing its category Settings and Commands Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Up Highlight the nuclide above the one current...

Page 72: ...es if any to the highlighted nuclide Only available when a nuclide is selected for editing Fig 79 p 72 Exit Return to the superior screen Only available while 241 Am is highlighted Figure 79 The nuclide library with 131I selected for editing its On Oﬀ property 5 22 Storage Management This screen Fig 80 p 73 provides an overview of all the data you saved in the radEAGLE s database during your surve...

Page 73: ... folders containing various types of stored data Fig 81 p 73 The num ber of ﬁles stored in each group is given in parentheses Figure 81 Storage management List of folders with diﬀerent types of data data type Open the commands available for every data type Fig 82 p 74 innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 73 147 ...

Page 74: ...ﬁle highlighted in the list Fig 83 p 74 The ﬁle is deleted immediately after you press the key There is no additional warning Delete by Age Open a menu and choose which ﬁles to delete You can specify a minimum age or have all ﬁles deleted Fig 84 p 75 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 ...

Page 75: ...adEAGLE to prevent unauthorized changes of protected settings After you conﬁrmed that you want to set a new password Fig 85 p 75 just enter the new password as described in 2 2 4 p 26 Make sure to remember your changed password Passwords cannot be deciphered at the factory Figure 85 Setting the password innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 75 147 ...

Page 76: ...This command initiates a collection of measurements for a reachback SOP Initially the col lection is empty Ü To collect reachback data 1 Press New to add a measurement 2 Choose the type of measurement background known source or unknown source Fig 87 p 77 3 Specify the duration of the measurement To change default values see 5 6 p 51 4 Start the measurement The elapsed time is shown during the meas...

Page 77: ... You will be informed about the saved collection All measurements are stored in the radEAGLE s database and can be accessed via the usual methods for example the Web interface see 7 10 p 104 or sent by mail see 5 26 p 78 Settings and Commands Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Change Edit the highlighted setting Exit Return to the superior screen in...

Page 78: ...ail with this command Sending mail is possible only while your radEAGLE is connected to the Internet so this is checked ﬁrst Fig 90 p 78 Figure 90 Checking the Internet connection If there is no connection you are routed to the appropriate settings screens to conﬁgure a connection Fig 91 p 79 see 5 7 p 52 78 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 79: ...ded in the mail attachment Fig 93 p 80 Send Send the marked ﬁles The ﬁles will be combined into a zip archive and sent as an attachment to the address you speciﬁed 5 6 p 51 You have to conﬁrm Fig 94 p 80 and will be informed about success Select Select the highlighted item Down Highlight the next item Cycles to the top item after you reached the last item Exit Return to the superior screen innoRII...

Page 80: ... Selecting ﬁles Figure 94 Ready to send ﬁles 5 27 Self Test This command initiates a test of several components of the radEAGLE The test is divided in several sections Fig 95 p 80 Test Progress Figure 95 The self test screen 80 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 81: ...ms detected Try replacing the battery see 8 2 p 109 Please take a note of the circumstances and displayed messages and contact our service department See p 2 for addresses Display LEDs Vibrator Speaker These tests activate the annunciators of the instrument and expose several visual and audible patterns Vibrator and speaker are activated regardless of your settings see 5 5 p 50 Please verify that ...

Page 82: ...mation 5 29 Shutdown This screen Fig 97 p 82 is shown when you switch oﬀ your radEAGLE Figure 97 Shut down veriﬁcation Settings and Commands OK Shut down the instrument Cancel Cancel the current command 82 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 83: ...le a USB stick to your radEAGLE and move or copy all available data to it 5 11 2 p 59 USB Cable Connect the USB Mini B socket of the radEAGLE Fig 2a p 15 to a USB A host connector of your device For some computers or operating systems a special driver software is needed to connect to the radEAGLE via USB cable These drivers and installation instructions are availble via the Internet Please refer t...

Page 84: ... supported by the other device LAN Cable Connect the radEAGLE to a Local Area Network with a running DHCP server It will automatically obtain an IP address This item is available while a USB to LAN adaptor is plugged into the radEAGLE s USB A port 6 3 Web Interface While a device such as a desktop computer or a tablet is connected 6 p 83 to the radEAGLE you can access the Web interface of the radE...

Page 85: ...clicking the button always available at the top Fig 99 p 86 Device Info see 7 1 p 86 Wi Fi Hotspot see 7 2 p 86 Remote Screen see 7 3 p 88 Spectrum Browser see 7 4 p 88 Spectrum File Viewer see 7 5 p 99 Device Settings see 7 6 p 99 Reachback Settings see 7 7 p 100 Software Update see 7 8 p 103 Documents see 7 9 p 104 Storage Management see 7 10 p 104 Figure 98 The menu overlay of the Web interface...

Page 86: ...al Figure 99 The device information in the Web interface 7 2 Wi Fi Hotspot This item is available while a Wi Fi dongle is plugged into the radEAGLE s USB A port This section Fig 100 p 86 provides information about status access path and credentials of the radEAGLE s Wi Fi hotspot RADEAGLE 18181 Switch the hotspot on or oﬀ Figure 100 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interface oﬀ 86 147 Software 3 ...

Page 87: ...radEAGLE User Manual radEAGLE Web Interface RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 101 The Wi Fi hotspot info in the Web interface on innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 87 147 ...

Page 88: ...en backlight So if the instrument does not react after a moment click again RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 102 The remote radEAGLE s screen in the Web interface 7 4 Spectrum Browser This section Fig 103 p 89 provides access to the spectra stored on the radEAGLE You can inspect download or delete them The spectra are listed with several info columns Record number File name derived from the recording date in...

Page 89: ...RADEAGLE 18181 Refresh list Filter Criterion Column Titles Click to Change Sorting Go to previous or next page Number of spectra shown per page Figure 103 The spectrum browser in the Web interface Several commands are available for the individual records Inspect the spectrum plus a lot of additional information see 7 4 1 p 89 Download the record Delete the record 7 4 1 Spectrum Inspector The spect...

Page 90: ...EAGLE 18181 Close the spectrum inspector Values at current pointer position Figure 104 Spectrum diagramm in the Web interface Ü To see coordinates of a speciﬁc position 1 Move the pointer within the chart area and watch the coordinates of the current position shown above the chart Fig 104 p 90 Ü To zoom into a region of interest 1 Click and hold at one end of the ROI 2 Drag to the other end of the...

Page 91: ...ce RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 105 Zooming into the spectrum 3 Release the mouse button The enlarged region shows up Fig 106 p 91 RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 106 Enlarged part of the spectrum innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 91 147 ...

Page 92: ...The region will be accented Fig 107 p 92 RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 107 Marking a peak for analysis 4 Release the mouse button The peak is colored in the diagram and the analysis results are shown below it Fig 108 p 93 7 4 1 3 Automatic Peak Analysis Ü To trigger an automatic peak analysis 1 Click The spectrum will be scanned and all recognized peaks are accented in color Details for the peaks will be ...

Page 93: ...radEAGLE User Manual radEAGLE Web Interface RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 108 Results for a manually marked peak innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 93 147 ...

Page 94: ...radEAGLE User Manual RADEAGLE 18181 Toggle visibility of peak numbers Delete all peaks Delete individual peaks Figure 109 Results of an automatic peak analysis 94 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 95: ...al scaling 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 110 p 95 RADEAGLE 18181 Click to expand or col lapse subsections Figure 110 Spectrum with scaling methods and detail overview You can add a comment to the spectrum in the last subsection Fig 112 p 97 This com ment will be appended ...

Page 96: ...ual RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 111 Spectrum with expanded detail information The comment is not saved with the spectrum permanently It is lost when you leave the spectrum inspector 96 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 97: ...ils 7 4 1 5 PDF Report Creation Ü To create a PDF report 1 Click Depending on your Web browser conﬁguration the pdf document will be opened in the browser or downloaded into the usual location for downloads An example is shown in Fig 113 p 98 innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 97 147 ...

Page 98: ... Real Time 32 s Live Time 32 s Nuclide Analysis Nuclide Confidence Ba133 9 0 Co60 10 0 Cs137 10 0 Peak Analysis Centroid Resolution Gross Net counts sec 31 66 keV 28 21 10466 7885 246 41 81 80 keV 12 71 9007 5987 187 09 192 23 keV 0 00 7298 675 21 09 296 97 keV 12 10 7146 2175 67 97 358 67 keV 10 07 11939 6673 208 53 658 14 keV 7 03 4568 3791 118 47 1161 99 keV 5 31 998 784 24 50 1326 24 keV 5 12 ...

Page 99: ...ck the button to choose a spectrum with the standard ﬁle selection method of your computer RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 114 The spectrum ﬁle viewer in the Web interface 7 6 Device Settings This section Fig 115 p 99 provides access to some settings of your radEAGLE Changes you make here are transferred to the instrument RADEAGLE 18181 Click to expand or col lapse subsections Figure 115 The radEAGLE settin...

Page 100: ...EAGLE 18181 Click to expand or col lapse subsections Figure 116 The reachback settings in the Web interface The settings are grouped into subsections you can expand or collapse as needed Fig 117 p 101 You can send reachback messages to various recipients The radEAGLE remembers a list of addresses so you don t have to enter them again and again but choose from the list You can manage this list here...

Page 101: ...radEAGLE User Manual radEAGLE Web Interface RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 117 The expanded reachback settings in the Web interface innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 101 147 ...

Page 102: ...7 7 Reachback Settings radEAGLE User Manual RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 118 Adding a recipient for reachback messages 102 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 103: ...ware on the radEAGLE in the Web interface The ﬁle will be transferred to the radEAGLE checked and prepared for installation Fig 120 p 103 RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 120 Transfer software to the radEAGLE in the Web interface After the ﬁle is checked and identiﬁed you have to launch the installation by clicking Fig 121 p 103 RADEAGLE 18181 Figure 121 Ready to install the transferred software You will be ...

Page 104: ...ts available on your radEAGLE 7 10 Storage Management This section Fig 124 p 105 provides access to all the data you saved in the radEAGLE s database during your surveys The remaining storage space for more data is displayed above subsections for every type of data showing the number of stored ﬁles and the following commands Download all records of this type compressed into a single zip archive Th...

Page 105: ...GLE 18181 Figure 124 Managing the storage in the Web interface Use this command in case you need space or to maintain data conﬁdentially before you pass on the instrument to another user innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 105 147 ...

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Page 107: ...r jurisdiction 8 1 1 Black powerCELL The black powerCELL Fig 125 p 107 is a sealed box containing rechargeable Nickel metal hydride cells NiMH with a very low self discharge LSD over time They are recharged within the instrument whenever it is connected to external power Top Side with Engravings Rear Side with Alignment Mark Figure 125 The standard black rechargeable powerCELL of the radEAGLE A bl...

Page 108: ... PH 1 screw driver included with the radEAGLE 2 Insert six batteries Figure 127 The blue powerCELL ﬁlled with batteries Observe the polarity Fig 128 p 108 The correct orientation is sketched on the pack s cover Figure 128 Orientation of AA bateries in the blue powerCELL shown without cover 3 Put the cover in place and fasten it with both screws Remove the AA cells if you don t want to use the inst...

Page 109: ...er to the section for the enclosure of your radEAGLE 8 2 1 Standard Enclosure Ü To remove the powerCELL 1 Remove the USB and power cables if any from the instrument 2 Pull the bung from the power connector plug Fig 129 p 109 Figure 129 Pulling the protection of the power connector 3 Unscrew the lock of the latch by turning it counter clockwise Fig 130 p 109 You don t need to remove the screw compl...

Page 110: ...Top Side with Engravings Figure 132 Inserting a powerCELL Observe the orientation marks TOP and arrows are engraved in the top side of the pack Fig 125 p 107 The triangle at the back side of the powerCELL pack must align with that above the compartment in the instrument Fig 134 p 111 2 Push it lightly until it snaps into place Fig 133 p 111 3 Close the latch 4 Close the lock by turning the screw c...

Page 111: ...the screws along the edge of battery cover plate on the rear side of the instrument 2 Remove the cover plate Fig 135 p 112 3 Tilt the instrument so the powerCELL slides out Fig 136 p 112 You might need to carefully shake the instrument Ü To install a powerCELL 1 Slide the battery pack into the compartment contact side ahead Fig 137 p 113 Observe the orientation marks TOP and arrows are engraved in...

Page 112: ...e battery pack until it is completely in the compartment 3 Check the cover plate especially the O ring surrounding the foam rubber for dirt or damages Fig 138 p 113 4 Put the coverplate into place Observe the orientation mark The notch in the center of a long edge of the plate must point towards the bottom of the radEAGLE Fig 139 p 113 5 Insert the screws into the holes of the cover plate and fast...

Page 113: ...cover plate Figure 139 Correct placement of the battery cover plate 8 3 External Power Sources You can connect the radEAGLE to external power sources via the connector on the rear side of the instrument Fig 2a p 15 Included with the radEAGLE are Wall power supply 8 3 1 p 114 Car adaptor innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 113 147 ...

Page 114: ...plug Observe the orientation mark The red marker on the plug must face upwards Always grab the plug when handling the connection Fig 141 p 114 Do not pull at the cable behind the plug Fig 142 p 115 Figure 141 Unplugging the external power connection 8 3 1 Wall Power Supply Every power supply shipped with the radEAGLE can handle common international AC volt ages and frequencies Some models come wit...

Page 115: ...ll Power Supply Adaptor Socket Locking Pin Australia Europe U S A United Kingdom Figure 143 Wall power supply with international adaptors Ü To swap the international adaptor 1 Press the lock and slide the current adaptor to the side out of its socket Fig 144 p 116 2 Insert the desired adaptor into the socket and move it until it snaps into place Fig 145 p 116 innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 ...

Page 116: ...g an adaptor to the wall power supply 8 4 Charging the powerCELL While your radEAGLE is connected to an external power source see 8 3 p 113 an installed black powerCELL see 8 1 1 p 107 will be charged Charging is reported by a green LED see 2 1 1 p 23 Fig 1 p 14 which goes oﬀ when the battery is fully charged 116 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 117: ...ment Let the backlight time out after the shortest period of inactivity see 5 4 p 49 conve nient for your workﬂow Wi Fi Switch oﬀ the Wi Fi hotspot while you not using it to communicate see 5 8 p 52 USB Devices Disconnect any USB devices while you are not transferring data GPS Receiver Switch oﬀ the GPS receiver see 5 13 p 62 if you don t need coordinates to be saved with for example identiﬁcation...

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Page 119: ...are used for positron emission tomography PET The radEAGLE displays the identiﬁcation result when confronted with such a source because all sources share the 511 keV line and cannot be diﬀerentiated fur ther except 22 Na 110m Ag Ag110m IND Innocent 250 d Isotope of the chemical element silver It has industrial applications and may be found in scrap metals 133 Ba Ba133 IND Innocent 10 75 a Barium i...

Page 120: ...r power plant accidents Chernobyl Fukushima This speciﬁc 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 it is used as a calibration or test source throughout the world Like 134 Cs it is a direct ﬁssion product of nuclear reactors and therefore is also seen after a nuclear plant accident fall out or a nuc...

Page 121: ...ions 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 fractures and to perform thickness measurements The radEAGLE has two possible indications for iridium 192 Ir and 192s Ir the latter referring to shielded sources because safe indus trial usage requires ve...

Page 122: ...sotopes radiation proﬁle 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 Threat 6560 a Plutonium is a severely dangerous material It is ex tremely poisonous and poses a deadly risk for humans The radEAGLE distinguishes four mixtures of 239 Pu with 240 Pu The abbreviation ...

Page 123: ... 3 d Used for diagnosing arterial diseases and problems as sociated with blood ﬂow 232 Th Th232 NORM Innocent 14 05 Ga A naturally occurring material found in rocks It is used in lantern mantles and welding rods 232 U U232 SNM Threat 69 a 233 U U233 SNM Threat 160 ka This is a ﬁssile isotope of Uranium that was formerly used in nuclear weapons Today this uranium isotope is used primarily in nuclea...

Page 124: ...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 any of the references Unknown sources are consid ered to be a threat Neutron Source SNM Threat A neutron source is identiﬁed whenever the neutron detector detects the presence of neutrons Neutron sourc...

Page 125: ...radiation sensitive gas Various gases can be used here 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 radiation utilizing an anode cathode pair inside this gas The cathode is the tube housing while the anode is a small wire in the center of the chamber Radiation ionizes the atoms of the gas initiating a charge a...

Page 126: ...The scintillation detector consists of a crystal coupled to a photo multiplier Once radiation passes through the scintillation crystal atoms of the crystal material become excited to higher energetic levels Once they fall back onto lower en ergy levels they emit light This light is very weak and a source of light ampliﬁcation is needed to see it A photomultiplier is such an ampliﬁer and it allows ...

Page 127: ...scientiﬁcally correct positions C 1 1 Initial Stabilization Each time the system is turned on during the start up the radEAGLE performs an initial stabilization It runs temperature checks and searches for known peaks in the spectrum It is strongly advised not to have check sources in the immediate area during this initial phase because this can confuse the process C 1 2 Continuous Temperature Moni...

Page 128: ... Cs sample1 in front of the detector 2 Wait until a reliable ﬁt of the peak is established This can take several seconds You can identify a good ﬁt when the calculated values show up 3 The diﬀerence between the target value E 661 6 keV of 137 Cs and the calculated centroid is the calibration error The radEAGLE is a stabilized instrument and it is not expected that the peak posi tions will drift mu...

Page 129: ... FWHM sometimes also denoted as resolution given in percentages relative to their peak position Our usual reference is the 137 Cs peak at 661 6 keV It is the common peak to specify a resolution The procedure used to determine this value is given as follows 1 Acquire a background spectrum 2 Acquire a 137 Cs spectrum with at least 1 µSv h at the detector surface 3 Use a qualiﬁed background subtracti...

Page 130: ...ector load in terms of counts per second cps Consequently two acquisition times may be displayed the real time which is the true time duration of the acquisition and the live time which is the acquisition time corrected by the above deﬁned dead time The live time will always be shorter than or equalt to the real time C 7 Scaling of the Vertical Spectrum Axis Scintillation detectors have a certain ...

Page 131: ...trument Rapid change in temperature of the instrument The best course of action is to perform a new stabilization by rebooting the instrument see 2 3 p 29 After the instrument reboots you should perform the Easy Calibra tion see 5 14 p 63 using a 137 Cs source This process typically takes less than a minute and ensures the instrument generates excellent identiﬁcations D 2 System Switches Back to B...

Page 132: ...r advice b Once started the system should welcome you in dose rate mode If no source is around the ambient dose rate is expected to be between 0 01 µSv h and 0 08 µSv h c The count rate in cps should be greater than 0 There are always natural radia tion counts d If you have a neutron detector the neutron cps should be close to 0 00 cps Sometimes values of about 0 05 might occur If you observe a ne...

Page 133: ... 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 around the target value of 661 6 keV d If the peak position deviates press Cal to calibrate the instrument Repeat the acquisition of the cesium reference in calibration mode and wait until new val ues...

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Page 135: ...er tube internal 111 Bq 3 nCi 137 Cs source GPS receiver G radEAGLE 3SG H GPS Sodium iodide detector NaI Geiger Müller tube 3 He tube GPS receiver H radEAGLE 3SGI H GPS Sodium iodide detector NaI Geiger Müller tube internal 111 Bq 3 nCi 137 Cs source 3 He tube GPS receiver I radEAGLE 3SG A Sodium iodide detector NaI Geiger Müller tube underwater enclosure J radEAGLE 3SGI A Sodium iodide detector N...

Page 136: ...etector CeBr3 Geiger Müller tube 3 He tube GPS receiver Speciﬁcations relevant for certain models only are labeled with the model Detectors Gamma NaI A L Crystal size Ø L 76 2 mm 3 00 in 25 4 mm 1 00 in Gamma LaBr3 M P Crystal size Ø L 50 8 mm 2 00 in 25 4 mm 1 00 in Gamma CeBr3 Q T Crystal size Ø L 76 2 mm 3 00 in 20 32 mm 0 80 in Gamma High Dose Rate Geiger Müller detector Neutrons 3 He Proporti...

Page 137: ...661 6 keV 137 Cs at 20 0 C 36 0 F ambient temperature Nuclide Library 228 Ac 241 Am 133 Ba 140 Ba Beta 207 Bi 109 Cd 115 Cd 115m Cd 141 Ce 57 Co 60 Co 51 Cr 134 Cs 137 Cs 152 Eu 155 Eu 67 Ga 68 Ga 123 I 125 I 131 I 132 I 111 In 192 Ir 40 K 140 La 176 Lu 54 Mn 99 Mo 22 Na 95 Nb 147 Nd Neutrons 237 Np 144 Pr 238 Pu RGPu RGPu HS WGPu WGPu HS 226 Ra 103 Ru 125 Sb 75 Se 90 Sr 99m Tc 132 Te 232 Th 201 T...

Page 138: ...o avoid damage to the detector crystal Relative Humidity A H M T 10 80 non condensing Relative Humidity I L 100 Shock Resistance 50 g Protection Rating A H M T IP65 according to IEC 60529 Protection Rating I L IP68 according to IEC 60529 15 m 49 21 ft Explosive Atmospheres NOT certiﬁed for use in explosive environments Battery Type powerCELL LSD NiMH rechargeable exchangeable Capacity 2700 mAh 7 2...

Page 139: ...m Web Interface Via USB cable connection Web Interface A H M T Via optional USB communication adaptors Wi Fi included Bluetooth LAN Reachback E Mail A H M T Via optional USB communication adaptors Wi Fi included Bluetooth LAN requires Internet connection Download File Formats ANSI N42 42 xml and spe ﬁles compatible with third party analysis software Accessories Carrying Case 390 mm 15 35 in 310 mm...

Page 140: ...formance Criteria for Handheld Instruments for the Detection and Identiﬁcation of Radionuclides IEC 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures IP Code ANSI N42 42 2006 Data format standard for radiation detectors used for Homeland Security EMC Directive 2014 30 EU Regulations concerning electromagnetic compatibility 140 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 141: ...6 5 26 8 Scintillator Crystal Gamma Geiger Müller Tube Gamma Optional 3 He Tube Neutrons All dimensions given in mm 25 4 mm 1 in Figure 146a Position of the detector centers of the radEAGLE 2 or 3 in 1 in scintillator drawn to scale innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o 141 147 ...

Page 142: ... 26 8 Scintillator Crystal Gamma Geiger Müller Tube Gamma Optional 3 He Tube Neutrons All dimensions given in mm 25 4 mm 1 in Figure 146b Position of the detector centers of the radEAGLE 3 in 0 8 in scintillator drawn to scale 142 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 143: ...ion of a responsible person in authorized areas The regulations of your jurisdiction for disposal of radioactive material and electric devices must be followed E 3 2 For the United States of America The radioactive material contained in the radEAGLE is exempt from U S NRC and or Agreement State licensing requirements The radiation exposure rate at any point on the external surface of this product ...

Page 144: ...nvolving an un 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 simulate the moderation eﬀects of ﬁeld mission environments which always provide moderation through surrounding material 144 147 Software 3 2 12 Document 3 3 0o innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 ...

Page 145: ...e 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 included in the technical manual The above stated device is deﬁned for the analysis of gamma radiation Grevenbroich 2015 08 27 Peter Henke General Manager innoRIID GmbH innoRIID GmbH 2019 04 11 Software 3 2 12 ...

Page 146: ...ity control tests designed to expose any ﬂaws 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 design improvements E 8 Service If it becomes necessary to return this instrument for repair it is essential that Customer Services be contacted in advance of its return so that a Return Authorization Nu...

Page 147: ...t Packing materials bills of materials waybills and other such documentation should be preserved in order to estab lish claims After such notiﬁcation to the carrier please notify ORTEC of the circumstances so that assistance can be provided in making damage claims and in providing replacement equipment if necessary E 10 Bibliography Knoll Glenn F 19993 Radiation Detection and Measurement ISBN 0 47...

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