Ratemeter, beta-dose

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OBJECT TYPE: AMBIENT
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0211.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: AEP 2169
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: NRX 20669
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 23.5 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: THIS DEVICE WAS DESIGNED BY CRNL AS PART OF THE PROGRAM AT THE CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NRX AND NRU HIGH POWER RESEARCH REACTORS & ASSOCIATED RADIATION FACILITIES AT CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO [REF 2]. BUILT FOR AECL BY CANADIAN ADMIRAL CORP.
Function: USED TO MEASURE BETA RADIATION DOSE FROM UNSEALED SOURCES. [REF 2]
Technical: THIS INSTRUMENT WAS 1ST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BETA DOSE RATEMETER AT CHALK RIVER. IT EMPLOYS A THIN LAYER OF ANTHRACENE AS ITS DETECTOR. THE PROBE UNIT CAN BE DETACHED FOR USE IN CONFINED SPACES. END CAP PROTECTS WINDOW & IN USE CAN ELIMINATE BETA RESPONSE TO ESTIMATE GAMMA CONTRIBUTION. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON SIDE: 'BETA DOSE - RATE METER/ AEP 2169 SERIAL NRX 20669'/ PRINTED ON DYMOTAPE: 'RADIATION DOSIMETRY/ LAB.245'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABELS: '1960' 'Beta Dose Rate Meter/ 1st series (1962)/ ? [Scintillation] 2169'/ PRINTING ON METER DIAL FACE INCLUDES: 'rad/hr/ (BETA TISSUE DOSE)/ GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ TYPE DO-91/ CAT.53-100L540CYDRAW/ [METER 0 TO 100]'/ HANDWRITTEN ON SIDE: 'A.R. JONES'
Missing: ONEMALLORY 'RM12R' 1.35 VOLTS BATTERY WAS REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF. From CA of 11/28/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREY BODY WITH WHITE PRINTING/ BLACK PROBE AND HANDLE/ METER IN BLACK FRAME; WHITE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Ratemeter, beta-dose, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1998.0211, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0211.001/

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