Scaler, radiation

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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSISTORIZED
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0802.001

MANUFACTURER: Intertech Inc.
MODEL: 644010
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 12999
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CORDS MAY BE RUBBER COVERED.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 21.0 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: Intertech
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PROBABLY USED C. 1960S-1970S.
Canada: USED BY DR. ROGER GHYS IN HIS MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Function: TO COUNT RADIATION-INDUCED PULSES.
Technical: SCALER COUNTS RADIATION-INDUCED PULSES FROM A DETECTOR, AMPLIFIER, ELECTRIC WINDOW OR OTHER RADIATION DETECTOR. WITH THIS DEVICE, RADIOACTIVITY MAY BE MEASURED BY COUNTING EACH AND EVERY SIGNAL, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING ELAPSED TIME. IT IS MOST OFTEN USED FOR PRECISE MEASUREMENTS OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF RADIOISOTOPES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " PICKER/ COMPACT SCALER/ TRANSISTORIZED " appears on front panel; all controls, etc. on front & back labelled. " R-100 " printed on yellow dymo-tape label on front panel/ Mfr's plate on unit back reads "PICKER/ nuclear/ MODEL 644010/ SERIAL 12999/ MADE IN U.S.A./ BY INTERTECH, INC. "./ " 718 KV/ GAIN=9 " handwritten in black marker on masking tape label applied to top left of unit. " GAIN=2/ KV=830 " handwritten on masking tape label applied to top right of casing. NB: other handwritten labels cannot be accurately deciphered/transcribed.
Missing: UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/26/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREEN WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON CASING TOP, BASE & SIDES; BRUSHED ALUMINUM CONTROLPANEL ON FRONT
Decoration: N/A

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Intertech Inc., Scaler, radiation, before 1980, Artifact no. 1997.0802, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0802.001/

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