RSDetection
User’s Manual
March 2016
S131-200-UM Rev A
Page 56
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6.4.1
Sample Calculation
1.
Calculate the Exposure Rate at a distance “D” from Co
60
source ‘t” years after
source certification:
49.1uR/h
=
E
0.63
*
0.982
*
0.07475
*
1062uR/h
=
E
e
*
e
*
365.8
100
1062uR/h
=
E
K
*
e
*
D
100
*
E
=
E
uR/h
1062
=
E
1920days)
5.26years(
=
T
)
1230.8days
3.37years(
=
t
cm )
feet(365.8
12
=
D
12
12
/5.26)
0.693(3.51
-
5(265.8)
-
6.8E
-
2
12
d
100)
-
(D
2
100
12
100
1.
Sensitivity of the sensor at distance “D” from Co
60
source:
D
EXPOSURE
RATE
P+S+A
S+A
P
k(Co60)
Feet
cm
R/h
amps
amps
amps
amps/R/h
12
365.8 202.8e-6
-6.124e-12 -1.403e-12
-4.722e-12
-2.328e-8
K = [(P+S+A) – (S+A)] / Exposure Rate
k =
[
-6.124e-12 – -1.403e-12 ] / 202.8e-6 R/h
k = -2.328e-8 amps/R/h
2.
Calculate the average sensitivity. In a typical calibration, the following values of k
might be calculated:
D
k
Feet
cm
amps/R/h
12
366
-2.328e-8
14
427
-2.335e-8
16
488
-2.336e-8
18
549
-2.333e-8
Average(
k
) -2.333e-8
3.
Calculate the standard deviation σ = 3.6e-11.