Monitor, alpha

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0207.001

MANUFACTURER: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories
MODEL: AEP 2137
LOCATION: Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: NRX 15340
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 23.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 18.0 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: Chalk River
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Chalk River

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS DEVICE PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 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]
Function: USED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF ALPHA PARTICLES.
Technical: BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RADIOACTIVITY OF ALPHA EMITTERS ANY DETECTABLE CONTAMINATION IS CAUSE FOR REMEDIAL ACTION. THIS DEVICE CAN BE CARRIED AROUND WITH ATTACHED HEADPHONES ALLOWING FOR AMPLIFICATION OF THE SIGNAL TO INDICATE SMALL AMOUNTS; AND AN ATTACHMENT FOR A SCALERIF COUNT IS REQUIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PRINTED ON BODY: 'A.E.P.-2137/ SER.NRX 15340/ ALPHA MONITOR [LARGE]/ SIGNAL/ SCALER/ BAT.-TR115/ NEG. END OUT'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL: 'Large area Alpha/ monitor 1958/ 2137'/ WRITTEN ON BODY: '15340'/.2 MOLDED ON EARPHONES: 'MADE IN USA/ BRUSH/ PATENT NOTICE/ INSIDE'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 12/03/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1 BODY PAINTED GLOSS GREY WITH BLACK HANDLE AND WHITE PRINTING/.2 BLACK HEADBAND AND EARPHONES WITH SHINY METAL CONNECTORS
Decoration: N/A

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