Crystal, sodium iodide
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SCINTILLATION
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0801.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Packard
- MODEL
- 44-AG
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 101465
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM AND GLASS OR SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS, AND SODIUM IODIDE CRYSTAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.6 cm
- Width
- 3.6 cm
- Height
- 3.5 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
- Packard
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- PRESUMABLY USED C. 1960S TO MID-1970S.
- Canada
-
USED BY DR. R. GHYS IN HIS MEDICAL PRACTICE IN MONTREAL, PQ DURING 1960S-1970S. - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE SPECIFIC RADIATION TYPES AND ENERGIES. - Technical
-
CRYSTALS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOW RATE RADIATION SOURCE TO CONVERT RADIOACTIVE DECAY EVENTS INTO VISIBLE FLASHES SO THAT THEY CAN BE DETECTED WITH A STANDARD PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE, AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND SCALER..2 HAS GRID PATTERN USED TO "FOCUS" INCOMING RADIATION: THIS MAY BE INTERNAL ELEMENT OF.1. (REF.1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "Packard/ MODEL 44-AG/ SERIAL 101465/ Nal/TL/ SCINTILLATION/ CRYSTAL" printed on decal applied to casing.
- Missing
- NONE. From CA of 11/26/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- SILVER METAL CASING; CLEAR WINDOW; OFF-WHITE TO LEMON YELLOW SENSOR
- Decoration
- N/A
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Packard, Crystal, sodium iodide, before 1970, Artifact no. 1997.0801, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0801.001/
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