Crystal, sodium iodide

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OBJECT TYPE: SCINTILLATION
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0801.001

MANUFACTURER: Packard
MODEL: 44-AG
LOCATION: Unknown

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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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