Alphameter

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OBJECT TYPE
SOLID STATE
DATE
1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0533.019
MANUFACTURER
alphaNUCLEAR
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
135
Part Number
19
Total Parts
23
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING, WITH RUBBER BASE/ SYNTHETIC CYLINDER & TOP

Dimensions

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

Length
36.2 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
5.5 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Mining and Metallurgy
Category
Mineral exploration
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Alphanuclear
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1960S-1980S
Canada
ONE OF COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED BY PROF. M.K. SEGUIN WHILE IN GEOLOGY DEPT. OF U. OF LAVAL, QUEBEC DURING 1960S TO CA. 1990. THEY WERE ACQUIRED BY SEGUIN TOSUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRAD GEOLOGY STUDENTS AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995.
Function
INSTRUMENT USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION TO DETECT ALPHA PARTICLES, IN SEARCH FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ATOMIC ENERGY INTEREST.
Technical
WITH THE GROWING INTEREST & RESEARCH IN RADIOACTIVITY THIS METHOD OF EXPLORATION GAINED CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE IN THE MID-1940S. ALPHAMETERS CAN BE USED TO MEASURE THE NEAR-SURFACE RADON GAS CONCENTRATIONS WHICH AIDS IN LOCATING UNDERGROUND URANIUM & OTHER SUCH MINERAL DEPOSITS. THEY WERE IN USE IN CANADIAN APPLICATIONS DURING 1965 TO 1985.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
METALLIC LETTERING ON LABEL ON CASING READS "alphaNUCLEAR/ Unit Serial No. 135/ Made in Canada", WITH "135" TYPEWRITTEN
Missing
From CA of 11/23/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - some units missing magnets, acrylic caps; one missing screw as well; two loose magnets found
Finish
PLATED CASING, BLACK RUBBER/ WHITE & COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC/ UNFINISHED WOOD & METAL RACK
Decoration
N/A

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