Alpha ray area dosimeter PAM-170

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Short description
Portable handheld devices intended for the surface activity measurement of alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides using a gasless scintillation detector. Designed for fast on-site contamination screening and classification.

Applications

• Nuclear facilities
• Waste management
• Ionizing radiation metrology
• Nuclear medicine
• Non-nuclear industry
• Homeland security

Key Features

• Gasless scintillation detector for surface contamination detection
• Compact, lightweight and rugged design for field use
• User-friendly interface with stored measurement presets and fast selection
• High sensitivity and uniform response across the detection area
• Fast selection from stored measurement presets
• Two settable alarm levels for threshold control
• Fast replacement of light-tight foil for maintenance
• Optional measurement of dose rate

Description
The PAM-170 series activity meters are portable hand-held instruments intended for the measurement of surface contamination by alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides. Models A, B and C have suppressed gamma sensitivity and are suitable where the user must distinguish alpha and/or beta contamination. Models B and C are adapted for environments with increased and variable gamma background (for example nuclear power plants). Models D and E provide increased gamma sensitivity where dose-rate information or higher gamma response is required.

Technical specifications

• Series / model designation: PAM-170
• Intended use: surface contamination measurement for alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides
• Detector type: gasless scintillation detector
• Design: compact, lightweight, rugged for field operations
• User interface: stored measurement presets with quick selection
• Alarms: two settable alarm levels
• Maintenance: fast replacement of light-tight foil
• Options: optional dose rate measurement
• Model variants: A, B, C (suppressed gamma sensitivity); B and C adapted for increased/variable gamma background; D, E (increased gamma sensitivity)
• Typical applications: nuclear facilities, waste management, metrology, nuclear medicine, non-nuclear industry, homeland security