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RADEAGLET

Lightweight Handheld Radionuclide Identiﬁcation Device

User Manual

Software 2.1.16 • Document 1.32o • 2017-12-15

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Page 1: ...RADEAGLET Lightweight Handheld Radionuclide Identi cation Device User Manual Software 2 1 16 Document 1 32o 2017 12 15...

Page 2: ...Ridge TN 37830 U S A Phone 1 865 482 4411 Fax 1 865 483 0396 Email mailto ortec info ametek com Web http www ortec online com contactus technicalsupport RADEAGLET is a trademark of nnoRIID GmbH Copyri...

Page 3: ...rm Annunciation in Dose Rate Mode 16 2 5 3 Neutron Display In Dose Rate Mode 16 2 6 Finding Radioactive Sources With Detect Mode 17 2 6 1 Background 17 2 6 2 Finding Gamma Sources 17 2 6 3 Neutron Sou...

Page 4: ...nowledgment Settings 36 3 6 7 Leaving the System Settings Screen 38 3 6 8 Setting the Dose Rate Unit 38 3 6 9 Setting Warning and Alarm Thresholds for Dose Rate 38 3 7 Detect and ID Settings 39 3 7 1...

Page 5: ...king the Proper Function of the System 51 C 2 Troubleshooting 52 C 2 1 System Switches Back to Black Screen 52 C 2 2 System Keeps Running Although the Internal On O Switch is Set to O 52 D Info Pool 5...

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Page 7: ...r Optional neutron detector 3 He Multi channel analyzer MCA for spectral data readout of the scintillation detector Computational subsystem that includes TFT display keyboard status LEDs vibrator and...

Page 8: ...continuously run and acquire the current neutron counts per second cps Neutron Detector 1 2 2 Overview Figure 1 p 9 shows a top view on the RADEAGLET instrument The RADEAGLET features a 3 5 color disp...

Page 9: ...r Beeper Below Keyboard Dose Rate Unit and Value Gamma Counts sec Warning and Alarm Thresholds Neutron Data Current Key Commands 3 Button Keyboard with Status LEDs Gamma Alarm LED Neutron Alarm LED Ba...

Page 10: ...l power USB battery pack for AA batteries USB power adapter for cars Calibration box Please make sure the delivered parts are complete 1 2 4 Connectors The RADEAGLET has several connectors Micro USB B...

Page 11: ...GLET USB A host connector behind front cover Use this plug Figure 3 p 11 for WLAN Bluetooth USB to Ethernet adapters or USB storage devices all optional When operating under harsh conditions keep the...

Page 12: ...components inside the RADEAGLET use high voltages posing a severe health risk for you The detector crystals built into in the RADEAGLET are brittle To enjoy a long lasting performance of your instrum...

Page 13: ...ging you can connect to a computer a wall power adaptor or an external battery pack with a USB A plug 2 2 The RADEAGLET User Interface The display of the RADEAGLET screen always shows status informati...

Page 14: ...nd hold down the I key Figure 5 p 13 at the bottom center of the keyboard 4 After a couple of seconds the instrument begins to boot when the alarm LEDs Figure 1 p 9 begin to ash 5 You a welcomed by th...

Page 15: ...hted OFF in advanced mode To cancel the shut down process press any key while the switch o screen Figure 8 p 16 is shown 2 5 Dose Rate Mode 2 5 1 Measuring the Ambient H 10 Dose Rate Once started the...

Page 16: ...n the level set by the user in the DOSE RATE SETTINGS screen Figure 31 p 39 Lastly the red area denotes system is in a dose rate eld that exceeds the user de ned alarm threshold Once the dose rate exc...

Page 17: ...he 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 2 6 2...

Page 18: ...ars helps you nd the location of the source As the instrument is moved towards a radiation source or pointed towards a source the intensity of the strip chart will increase resulting in peak appearing...

Page 19: ...cquire a spectrum of the source 2 7 1 Operation of The Easy Id Mode The EASY ID MODE has a visual guidance that helps the user to establish a distance that is favorable for an ID Figure 12 p 20 There...

Page 20: ...re 12 EASY ID MODE 2 7 2 Nuclide Identi cation Result in Easy Mode Once the countdown timer reaches 0 or after the user has pressed ANALYZE the instrument will display the ID results in a dedicated nu...

Page 21: ...lt Each spectrum is ideti ed by a time stamp year month day hours 24 minutes seconds appended with an index number The lename will be shown in the upper line of the screen Figure 13 p 21 You can easil...

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Page 23: ...setup the measurement charac teristics de ne alarm thresholds and modify the nuclide library 3 2 The Menu Screen of Advanced Mode In the ADVANCED MODE the parameters of the instrument can be changed A...

Page 24: ...lue The NEXT button will move the highlight to the SET TINGS icon By pressing ADV MODE you can leave the SETTINGS SCREEN and go back to the ADVANCED MODE 3 3 Spectrum Mode for Spectroscopic Analysis I...

Page 25: ...counts GAMMA in cps Gross counts GrossC Dead time DT Figure 16 Spectrum Mode 3 3 2 Perform a Manual Acquisition In SPECTRUM MODE you can perform a spectrum acquisition The menu bar at the bottom of th...

Page 26: ...3 Seek as much shielding between the source and you as any possible In addition to radiation doses from gammas and or neutrons certain sources can pose a life threatening risk to you due to their chem...

Page 27: ...tch through the button menu until you see the buttons CUR LEFT and CUR RIGHT These two buttons navigate the cursor along the x axis On the top of the screen you are always informed about the current c...

Page 28: ...spectrum and is composed as follows YYYY MM DDThh_mm_ss_INDEX It starts with an ISO compatible date time string followed by a unique index Each index is used only once The spectrum with a given index...

Page 29: ...e some peaks at higher energies might not be visible To see a better display of the higher energy peaks the user may want to look at the spectrum either using a logarithmic scale or a square root scal...

Page 30: ...ad 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 is the tru...

Page 31: ...Then press SELECT and enter the required password To enter the settings mode type in the default password which is L C R L C Change your password after the instrument is delivered to prevent unauthor...

Page 32: ...peak at the correct position The RADEAGLET has a dedicated screen to visually inspect the calibration quality when performing a calibration in the CALIBRATION MODE The CALIBRATION MODE is accessible...

Page 33: ...and the calculated centroid is the calibration error The RADEAGLET is a stabilized instrument and it is not expected that the peak positions will drift much Sometimes a recalibration is still needed...

Page 34: ...asured peak position This depends on the strength of the calibration source you are using Once the peak t quality is su cient and enough counts are contained in the spectrum the CAL button becomes act...

Page 35: ...y Brightness You can adjust the display brightness in the SYSTEM SETTINGS by changing the numerical value for the brightness Small values indicate a low intensity and high values correspond to high in...

Page 36: ...YSTEM SETTINGS menu Use the NEXT key to navigate to the speaker entry Press DECREME INCREME to toggle between ENABLED or DISABLED This adjusts the speaker Use the I key to navigate to the vibrator ent...

Page 37: ...Figure 28 System Settings Change Password Figure 29 The password de nition screen innoRIID GmbH RADEAGLET User Manual Software 2 1 16 Document 1 32o 2017 12 15 Page 37 of 60...

Page 38: ...per hour abbreviated as Sv h The US common unit for the dose rate is given in terms of Roentgen equivalent in man typically written as rem h and often shown as mrem hr millirem per hour 3 6 9 Setting...

Page 39: ...ivity within the DETECT MODE by adjusting the settings in this tab 3 7 2 De nition of the Easy ID Time Preset The EASY ID MODE performs an identi cation based on a xed ID Time in seconds You can chang...

Page 40: ...E state button and change its state to switch the nuclide on or o The other properties of a nuclide can be changed here as well 3 9 Retrieving System Version Information In the ADVANCED MODE there is...

Page 41: ...the position has x GPS is switched on but reception is insu cient GPS is switched o GPS can be switched on or o by pressing NEXT and INCREME DECREME To switch the GPS on rst change the status to ON a...

Page 42: ...Figure 34 About Figure 35 GPS Settings Page 42 of 60 RADEAGLET User Manual Software 2 1 16 Document 1 32o 2017 12 15 innoRIID GmbH...

Page 43: ...se the CAN CEL button which switches back to the ADVANCED MODE will be disabled as long as the Web Server is switched ON 3 11 1 Web Interface 3 11 1 1 Main Web Page The main page Figure 38 p 45 of the...

Page 44: ...ownload the record Create a report see 3 11 1 3 p 44 Delete the record 3 11 1 3 Create a Report Figure 40 p 46 shows an example of a report in your web browser You can add additional information into...

Page 45: ...Figure 38 Main Page of the web interface Figure 39 Data page of the Web Interface innoRIID GmbH RADEAGLET User Manual Software 2 1 16 Document 1 32o 2017 12 15 Page 45 of 60...

Page 46: ...Figure 40 Create a report via the Web Interface Page 46 of 60 RADEAGLET User Manual Software 2 1 16 Document 1 32o 2017 12 15 innoRIID GmbH...

Page 47: ...ode 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 avalanche which...

Page 48: ...nto lower energy levels they emit light This light is very weak and a source of light ampli cation is needed to see it A photomultiplier is such an ampli er and it allows us to observe the light emitt...

Page 49: ...the start up the RADEAGLET performs an initial stabilization This process takes about 80 seconds It runs temperature checks and searches for known peaks in the spectrum It is strongly advised not to h...

Page 50: ...the detector surface 3 Use a quali ed background subtraction method to subtract the background from the cesium spec trum 4 Perform a Gaussian t on the peak data using e g Matlab 5 Locate both position...

Page 51: ...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 natural radiation counts d If you have...

Page 52: ...RADEAGLET was developed using state of the art quality standards for the system architecture and the stability of all components Nevertheless it may not be free of mistakes and there might exist situa...

Page 53: ...ons 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 Energy Range Gamma...

Page 54: ...ries Environmental Operating Temperature 20 C 55 C 4 F 131 F Storage Temperature 10 C 35 C 50 F 95 F Temperature Change Sudden temperature change must not exceed 30 0 C 54 0 F in order to avoid damage...

Page 55: ...um chloride KCl ICSC 1450 400 g 14 11 oz net 200 g 7 05 oz DC Power Adapter Charger AC in 100 V 240 V 0 7 A 50 Hz 60 Hz DC out 5 V 2 4 A USB A Car Power Adapter Charger DC in 12 V 24 V DC out 5 V 2 2...

Page 56: ...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 ab...

Page 57: ...nty repair and as a source of statistical information for design improvements D 5 Service If it becomes necessary to return this instrument for repair it is essential that Customer Services be con tac...

Page 58: ...oti cation 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 D 7 Bibliography Knoll...

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Page 60: ...RADEAGLET www ortec online com ortec info ametek com Tel 865 482 4411 Fax 865 483 0396 801 South Illinois Avenue Oak Ridge TN 37830 U S A...

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