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Some quick recommendations / popular equipment:
  
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*Geiger counter
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=GM tube=
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**GQ
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==Mica window==
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***Ex: GQ GMC-300S
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=Neutron detector=
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***I'm not as familiar with these but price start quite low
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==SNM-13==
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***2025-04-18: $62, [https://www.amazon.com/GQ-GMC-300S-Radiation-Detector-Dosimeter/dp/B0B541D433/ link]
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**MightyOhm w/ SBM-20
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==SNM-32==
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***Entry level open source kit
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[[russia_snm-32]]
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***2025-04-18: $120 on Amazon including SBM-20, [https://www.amazon.com/MightyOhm-Geiger-Counter-Kit-Bundle/dp/B08L8FM1H6 link]
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**Honorable mention: Civil Defense Geiger counters
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***There are a lot of these. But generally best to transfer the detector to more modern electronics (ex: MightyOhm)
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*Gamma spectrometer
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**Radiacode 102
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***Very popular portable / compact gamma spectrometer
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***2025-03-18: $250 on amazon, [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Radiacode/page/28ECBF84-111B-4391-9ADB-3C8091AE914F link]
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**Ludlum Model 3 Geiger counter
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***The US nuclear industry standard Geiger counter / survey meter
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***2025: About $400 used on eBay (say wand or LND 723 tube)
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**Gamma Spectacular
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***If you want to interface to a more specialized gamma spectrometer detector
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**Honorable mention: ICX Identifinder
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***A community of us exists. In theory better / more industrial than Radioacode + some have neutron detector
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***Surplus units generally require some work to retrofit
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*x-ray machine / panel
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**See [[X-Ray]]
  
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*Neutron detector
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**TLDR: no great standard options. Specialized equipment
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**Some Russian He-3 tubes work ok
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**McMaster: I have a Ludlum Model 15 + some Eberline "sea mines"
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**They also tend to be difficult to test without specialized equipment / sources (working fusor, Po, etc)
  
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=MyGeiger ver.2.00=
 
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[http://www.rhelectronics.net/store/diy-geiger-counter-kit.html Link]
 
  
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400 or 500 V depending on switch setting.  Supported tubes:
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See also:
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  * PCB mount: STS-5, SBM-20, J305
 
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  * External: LND-712, LND-7317, SBT-9, SI-29BG, etc
 
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  * I use SBM-20
 
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I have one from Atomic Dave and two bare units.
 
  
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*[[Eberline]]
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*[[Russia]]
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*[[LSC|liquid scintillation counting]]
  
 
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==FOSS==
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https://github.com/OpenGammaProject/Open-Gamma-Detector/
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https://github.com/mihaicuciuc/pomelo
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https://mightyohm.com/blog/products/geiger-counter/source-code/
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| ||TGM||N210||See  [[LND 723]]
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==Gamma spectrometer unit==
 
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|102||
 
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|103||
 
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| ||ICX||Identifinder||[[ICX_identiFINDER]]
 
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|Raysid
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|[https://raysid.com/ Link]
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==Gamma spectrometer detector==
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| ||St Gobain|| ||McMaster has a lot of these
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| ||Hitatchi||[[Hitachi Vortex|Vortex]]||McMaster misc parts
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| ||Oxford|| ||McMaster missing sensor
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[[Oxford Instruments]]
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| ||Amtek|| ||McMaster sitting in box untested
 
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=References=
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==MyGeiger ver.2.00==
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[[Russia nuclear|List of Russian tubes]]
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[http://www.rhelectronics.net/store/diy-geiger-counter-kit.html Link]
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400 or 500 V depending on switch setting.  Supported tubes:
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  * PCB mount: STS-5, SBM-20, J305
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  * External: LND-712, LND-7317, SBT-9, SI-29BG, etc
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  * I use SBM-20
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I have one from Atomic Dave and two bare units.
  
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==References==
 
Include:
 
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*Passive Nondestructive Assay Manual - PANDA:  [http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/n/n1/panda/]
 
*Passive Nondestructive Assay Manual - PANDA:  [http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/n/n1/panda/]
 
**Info on neutron detectors
 
**Info on neutron detectors
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[[Lsc|liquid scintillation counting]]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 22 April 2025

Some quick recommendations / popular equipment:

  • Geiger counter
    • GQ
      • Ex: GQ GMC-300S
      • I'm not as familiar with these but price start quite low
      • 2025-04-18: $62, link
    • MightyOhm w/ SBM-20
      • Entry level open source kit
      • 2025-04-18: $120 on Amazon including SBM-20, link
    • Honorable mention: Civil Defense Geiger counters
      • There are a lot of these. But generally best to transfer the detector to more modern electronics (ex: MightyOhm)
  • Gamma spectrometer
    • Radiacode 102
      • Very popular portable / compact gamma spectrometer
      • 2025-03-18: $250 on amazon, link
    • Ludlum Model 3 Geiger counter
      • The US nuclear industry standard Geiger counter / survey meter
      • 2025: About $400 used on eBay (say wand or LND 723 tube)
    • Gamma Spectacular
      • If you want to interface to a more specialized gamma spectrometer detector
    • Honorable mention: ICX Identifinder
      • A community of us exists. In theory better / more industrial than Radioacode + some have neutron detector
      • Surplus units generally require some work to retrofit
  • x-ray machine / panel
  • Neutron detector
    • TLDR: no great standard options. Specialized equipment
    • Some Russian He-3 tubes work ok
    • McMaster: I have a Ludlum Model 15 + some Eberline "sea mines"
    • They also tend to be difficult to test without specialized equipment / sources (working fusor, Po, etc)


See also:

Material Alpha Beta Gamma / x-ray Neutron Notes
Anthracene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracene
NaI(Tl)

FOSS

https://github.com/OpenGammaProject/Open-Gamma-Detector/

https://github.com/mihaicuciuc/pomelo

https://mightyohm.com/blog/products/geiger-counter/source-code/

Alpha

Image Vendor Model Notes
LND, INC. 723
Ludlum 44-7 See LND 723
TGM N210 See LND 723
XETEX, INC. See LND 723

Gamma spectrometer unit

Image Vendor Model Notes
Pomelo Pomelo
Radiocode 102
Radiocode 103
ICX Identifinder ICX_identiFINDER
Raysid Link

Gamma spectrometer detector

Image Vendor Model Notes
St Gobain McMaster has a lot of these
Hitatchi Vortex McMaster misc parts
Oxford McMaster missing sensor

Oxford Instruments

Amtek McMaster sitting in box untested


MyGeiger ver.2.00

Link

400 or 500 V depending on switch setting. Supported tubes: 

  * PCB mount: STS-5, SBM-20, J305
  * External: LND-712, LND-7317, SBT-9, SI-29BG, etc
  * I use SBM-20

I have one from Atomic Dave and two bare units.

References

Include:

  • Handbook of Radiation Effects, 2nd edition
  • Passive Nondestructive Assay Manual - PANDA: [1]
    • Info on neutron detectors
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