Geo: Yes, it is not a good idea to take apart smoke Detectors, a recent site suggested using the source for a homemade Spinthariscope - since it is an Alpha...
Natural Thorium 232 is abundant in the environment. As an industrial material thorium has been used to enhance a great number of products. Because all thorium...
Scintillator PREAMP- Make ANY Geiger a SCINTILLOMETER 350010924496 Pictures on there now. Schematics in FILES for home construction project. Also more info at:...
If the check spot contains only "Radium D+E" i.e. Pb-210 or radiolead, it has a half life of 22 years so the readings will be less over time. It is predictable...
Hello, I have some Dosimeters that can be seen in the group's photos section at; http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeRadLab/photos/view/6a9c?b=1 I have...
Detecting DU at a distance via beta particle emission. DU (Depleted Uranium) is uranium with the majority of the U-235 removed, leaving behind U-238 and U-234....
When rock collecting in Missouri turns from rock picks to ice picks, we search for easier prospecting grounds. This January it was Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco,...
Hello, Geo pointed me to this Yahoo group and mentioned there was some previous work done on granite by this group. I looked in the Files section but did not...
Greetings group, my name is Kevin, I have had an interest in mineralogy for some time, and have found an old friend I used to toke around with me years ago. ...
Nuclear Fission in the Home Radiation Lab SF, Spontaneous Fission is a form of radioactive decay that is possible in very heavy atoms. Theoretically it can...
http://www.qsl.net/k0ff/ScintiLENi/ Finally, after all these years, one box has all the hacks in one place for the first time. Everything in this LENi was laid...
Shine a small LED flashlight into the charger port of your CDV pen dosimeter and point the other end towards a wall or piece of white paper. The dosimeter...
Spectrum Techniques ST-350 is a self contained Geiger Muller Scaler-Counter Lab. A built in digital counter, Ratemeter, Variable High Voltage Power Supply,...
Q: Take 3 imaginary isotopes. #1 has a peak at 100 keV only, # 2 has a peak at 662 keV only and #3 has a single peak at 3 MeV. Each sample has the same number...
Hello Folks! This is an explanation of how nuclear decay happens, and where the alpha, beta and gammas we all love to measure come from. For all intents and...
Radiation Detection Probes and Their Dial Scales> A Tutorial by Geo Pay attention to the Gamma Sensitivity numbers in the specification sheets and charts. This...
Calibrating a Survey Meter> A Tutorial by Geo STEP 1: Check the instrument and probe for contamination. a frisker (pancake probe) should be used so that all...
Question on MicroRems VS MilliRems & CDV-700 StAnDaRdS don't ya love them? More below but short answer is milli Roentgens per Hour. This applies only to...
In my opinion, "Radiation from granite" would be best measured in terms of GAMMA RAYs, and RADON contribution ( if any). Gamma Ray quantification: Even with a...
Will be adding some basic gear to the full time mobile rad lab, and extending the optional equipment available for extended runs and special field trips. ...
Model PTM-1812 Femto Tech Handheld Tritium in Air monitor. Picked this up for a good price, had dead batteries and a bad IC inside. The factory fixed it all up...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the GammaSpectrometry group. File : /The Gamma...
Many radiation sources are found simply by driving on the hiways: http://www.qsl.net/k0ff/Road%20Rad%20Finds/ Without exception, radiation sources pop up...
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