Published September 1998
| Version v1
Journal article
Real-time airborne radiation analysis and collection (RTARAC) searching for airborne species characteristic to nuclear proliferation
Creators
- 1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (United States). Radiation Instrumentation and Applications Group
Description
An effective means of detecting airborne radioactive aerosol plumes has been developed and tested on aircraft platforms. The Real-Time Airborne Radiation Analysis and Collection (RTARAC) system was mounted in the wing pod of a Navy P-3 where it sampled 20 cubic meters of air per minute on each of eleven sequentially advanced filters. A 140% intrinsic germanium detector counted radioactive particles collected on the 15 cm circular filters in real-time. Gamma-energy spectrum and near real-time analysis of the sample were displayed on a laptop computer. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 235
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 105-108
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
Conference
- Title
- 4. international conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry (MARC IV). Pt. 3
- Dates
- 6-11 Apr 1997
- Place
- Kailua-Kona, HI (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 29054168
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AERIAL MONITORING; AEROSOL MONITORING; AIR FILTERS; AIR SAMPLERS; CESIUM 138; GAMMA SPECTRA; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; IMAGES; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SAMPLING
- Descriptors DEC
- AEROSOLS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; EQUIPMENT; FILTERS; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MONITORING; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SAMPLERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SOLS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Notes
- 1 ref.