ORTEC Fission Meter FM-P3, Руководство пользователя

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931026D / 060118 ORTEC
®
Fission Meter
®
(FM-P3) Portable Neutron Source Identification System
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................ v
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND SYMBOLS .............................................................................................. vii
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................. vii
1. GETTING STARTED ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Inspecting for Shipping Damage ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Unpacking the Fission Meter ............................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Setup and Startup .............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3.1 The Trimble Ranger ............................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1.1 T
URNING THE
R
ANGER
O
N AND
O
FF
.............................................................................. 2
1.3.2 The Neutron Detector Panel Assembly ................................................................................. 2
1.3.2.1 C
ONNECTING AND
C
ABLING THE
P
ANELS
T
OGETHER
.......................................................... 3
1.3.2.2 L
OADING
/C
HANGING THE
P
ANEL
B
ATTERIES
.................................................................... 5
1.3.2.3 T
URNING THE
P
ANEL
A
SSEMBLY
O
N AND
O
FF
.................................................................. 6
1.3.2.4 U
NFOLDING THE
P
ANEL
A
SSEMBLY
................................................................................. 6
1.4 Transferring Data from the Trimble Ranger to Another Computer ................................................... 6
1.4.1 Connecting the Trimble Ranger Directly to Another Computer ............................................ 6
1.5 Shipping the Fission Meter ................................................................................................................ 7
1.5.1 Packing the Instrument in the Travel Case ............................................................................ 7
1.5.2 Shipping Label Required ........................................................................................................ 7
2. MODES OF OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Data Acquisition Modes ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1 Mobile Search Mode ............................................................................................................. 9
2.1.2 Static Search Mode ................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.3
Characterization Data Collect (“Triage”) Mode ................................................................... 10
2.2 How the Fission Meter Acquires and Stores Data ........................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Data File Contents and Filenames ....................................................................................... 10
3. SOFTWARE GUIDE ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.1 Startup Sequence ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.2 Mobile Search Mode ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.3 Static Search Mode .......................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.1 Nearby and Distant Fission Sources .................................................................................... 14
3.3.2 Counting in Static Search Mode .......................................................................................... 15
3.3.2.1 C
REATING A
L
OCAL
B
ACKGROUND
F
ILE
......................................................................... 15
3.3.3 Advanced Static Search ....................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Characterization Data Collect (Triage) Mode .................................................................................. 17
3.4.1 Advanced Characterization Mode ....................................................................................... 18
3.4.2 Emailing Data from the Ranger ........................................................................................... 19
3.4.3 Graphing the Data ............................................................................................................... 20
3.5 Triage: Reachback to the U.S. Department of Energy ..................................................................... 21