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OBJECT TYPE: SOLID STATE
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0533.022

MANUFACTURER: alphaNUCLEAR
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 140
Part Number: 22
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. 140/ Made in Canada", WITH "140" 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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alphaNUCLEAR, Alphameter, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1997.0533, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0533.022/

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