A continuous radon monitoring system based on a solid-state silicon detector

This paper describes the design of a programmable stay-alone continuous radon monitoring system able to detect, count and store the amount of alpha particles with an energy of 5.49 MeV produced by the radioactive decay of environmental radon-222. It is included the electronic circuit design, the sof...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Peña-Eguiluz, R., Garcí­a-Hernández, J. M., Ramí­rez-Jiménez, F. J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Journal of Applied Research and Technology
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.localhost:article/532
Acceso en línea:https://jart.icat.unam.mx/index.php/jart/article/view/532
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:radon monitoring
microcontroller
alpha detector
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Sumario:This paper describes the design of a programmable stay-alone continuous radon monitoring system able to detect, count and store the amount of alpha particles with an energy of 5.49 MeV produced by the radioactive decay of environmental radon-222. It is included the electronic circuit design, the software development as well as the user interface and the hardware ensemble of all the system components.