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| + | Some quick recommendations / popular equipment: | ||
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| + | *Geiger counter | ||
| + | **GQ | ||
| + | ***Ex: GQ GMC-300S | ||
| + | ***I'm not as familiar with these but price start quite low | ||
| + | ***2025-04-18: $62, [https://www.amazon.com/GQ-GMC-300S-Radiation-Detector-Dosimeter/dp/B0B541D433/ link] | ||
| + | **MightyOhm w/ SBM-20 | ||
| + | ***Entry level open source kit | ||
| + | ***2025-04-18: $120 on Amazon including SBM-20, [https://www.amazon.com/MightyOhm-Geiger-Counter-Kit-Bundle/dp/B08L8FM1H6 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, [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Radiacode/page/28ECBF84-111B-4391-9ADB-3C8091AE914F 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 | ||
| + | **See [[X-Ray]] | ||
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| + | *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) | ||
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*[[Russia]] | *[[Russia]] | ||
*[[LSC|liquid scintillation counting]] | *[[LSC|liquid scintillation counting]] | ||
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| + | |Raysid | ||
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| + | |[https://raysid.com/ Link] | ||
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| ||Oxford|| ||McMaster missing sensor | | ||Oxford|| ||McMaster missing sensor | ||
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| ||Amtek|| ||McMaster sitting in box untested | | ||Amtek|| ||McMaster sitting in box untested | ||
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)
- GQ
- 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
- Radiacode 102
- x-ray machine / panel
- See X-Ray
- 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) |
Contents
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 | ||
| Amtek | McMaster sitting in box untested |
MyGeiger ver.2.00
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
