Meter, beta-gamma survey
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GEIGER-MUELLER
- DATE
- 1966
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0530.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Nuclear Enterprises Ltd.
- MODEL
- NE993
- LOCATION
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 233
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING WITH METAL TOP/ METAL & SYNTHETIC CONTROLS/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING WITH GLASS WINDOW/ HOME MADE WOOD BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ CANVAS? CARRYING STRAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 30.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral exploration
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Nuclear
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1950S-1970S
- 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 TO SUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRADGEOLOGY STUDENTS AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION TO DETECT & MEASURE RADIOACTIVITY, SPECIFICALLY GAMMA RADIATION, IN ORDER TO LOCATE RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS. - Technical
-
WITH THE GROWING INTEREST & RESEARCH IN RADIOACTIVITY THIS METHOD OF EXPLORATION GAINED CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE IN THE MID-1940S. ALTHOUGH THIS MODEL OF G-M COUNTER WAS ALSO MFD. AT THE COMPANY'S PLANT IN ENGLAND, THIS PARTICULAR UNIT WAS PRODUCED AT THEIR WINNIPEG PLANT. THESE GAMMA-RAY DETECTORS WERE USED IN CANADIAN CANADIAN EXPLORATION & RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS FROM 1950 TO 1970S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK LETTERING ON TOP READS "MANUFACTURED BY/NUCLEAR ENTERPRISES LTD./ WINNIPEG/ CANADA", "MODEL NE993?/ SERIAL/ NO. 233", "PATENTED 1966 NO. 745708/ NOT LICENSED FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT OR BORE"/ BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ BLACK "Simpson" & "BACH-SIMPSON LTD. LONDON CANADA" & BLACK SCALE MARKINGS ON METER FACE
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/23/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Undetermined - may be missing an adjustment knob
- Finish
- BLACK CASING, BRUSHED TOP WITH PLATED SIDES/ BLACK METER CASING WITH WHITE FACE, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ METALLIC CONTROLS/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ GREEN? STRAP/ WOOD PAINTED FLAT GREY
- Decoration
- BLACK STRIPING AROUND TOP EDGE
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