Ratemeter, beta-dose

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OBJECT TYPE: BETA/AMBIENT
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0212.001

MANUFACTURER: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories
MODEL: AEP 5210
LOCATION: Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chalk River
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Chalk River

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: THIS DEVICE WAS DESIGNED BY CRNL AS PART OF THE PROGRAM AT THE CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NRX AND NRU HIGH POWER RESEARCH REACTORS & ASSOCITED RADIATION FACILITIES AT CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO [REF 2].
Function: USED TO MEASURE BETA RADIATION DOSE FORM UNSEALED SOURCES [REF 2]
Technical: THIS INSTRUMENT WAS THE 2ND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BETA DOSE RATEMETER AT CHALK RIVER. IT USES A SILICON DIFFUSED P-N JUNCTION AND HAS A SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLE DETECTOR. THE COVEROVER THE DETECTOR ENABLES THE SEPARATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OUTPUT FROM BETA & GAMMA RADIATION. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IMPRESSED IN DYNOTAPE AFFIXED TO BODY: 'BETA DOSIMETER/ AEP 5210/ INDICATOR TILTS/ WHEN/ CHARGED BATTERY/ IS SWITCHED ON/ BATT CHARGE'/ HANDWRITTEN ON PAPER LABEL: 'Beta Dosimeter/ 2nd in series (1966)/ [semiconductor] 5210'/ PRINTED ON METER DIAL FACE: 'RAD/h/ [BETA SYMBOL] TISSUE DOSE RATE/ [DIAL MARKINGS:.1 TO 100]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/28/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: UNFINISHED BODY; GREY HANDLE; BLACK METER CASE WITH WHITE DIAL FACE AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Ratemeter, beta-dose, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1998.0212, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0212.001/

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