Title :
Development and testing of a large-area underwater survey device
Author :
Johnson, O. ; Osborne, D. ; Wildgoose, C. ; Worstell, W. ; Lobel, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Boston Univ., MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A large-area underwater radioactive survey device was developed for a contamination survey of Johnston Atoll. A towed device consisting of a single photomultiplier and a single scintillator crystal is described. Results from the development and deployment of the device are presented
Keywords :
plutonium; radioactive pollution; radioactivity measuring apparatus; sodium compounds; solid scintillation detectors; thallium; water pollution measurement; Johnston Atoll; NaI:Tl; Pu; contamination survey; large-area underwater radioactive survey device; large-area underwater survey device; single photomultiplier; single scintillator crystal; Contamination; Counting circuits; DNA; Detectors; Face detection; Microprocessors; Photoelectricity; Photomultipliers; Physics; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
