Monitor, alpha
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0956.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Central Scientific Co.
- MODEL
- OPEN AIR
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLASTIC/ BRASS/ NICKEL-CHROMIUM WIRE & METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.0 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 26.0 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
- CENCO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO SHOW THE PRESENCE OF ALPHA RADIATION FROM A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG. LABEL ON BACK OF COUNTER WITH CO. NAME & CAT. NO./ NAME ON FRONT OF THE BASE
- Missing
- From CA of 01/02/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete According to Trade Literature - CENCO CATALOGUE, JC-300, 1963, PG. 680 - the object is missing its alpha particle source. The source was affixed to a movable nylon rod that was mounted to the bracket at the front of the detector. Rebecca Latourell, May 17, 2010.
- Finish
- A CIRCULAR PIECE OF METAL WITH A PLASTIC HALF GLOBE COVER MOUNTED ON A HARRINGTON BASE AND SUPPORT ROD
- Decoration
- N/A
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