A 2.4-GHz wireless alpha-ray sensor for remote monitoring and spectroscopy

Author

Rovati, L. ; Verzellesi, G. ; Bonaiuti, M. ; Bidinelli, L. ; Saguatti, D. ; Betta, G. -F Dalla ; Tyzhnevyi, V. ; Zorzi, N. ; Bettarini, S.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

3-6 May 2010

Firstpage

821

Lastpage

824

Abstract

Wireless alpha-ray device has been designed, realized and tested in operation. The first prototype is a battery-supplied system with a compact package and wireless communication capability. One of the more attractive features is its ability to operate in a star network (single point-to-multipoint). The sensor records the arrival time of the alpha particles and the spectrum of the produced charge; it transmits this information in regular time intervals or upon request to the base station. The overall system has a compact package suitable for remote alpha-ray spectroscopy.

Keywords

alpha-particle spectroscopy; radiation detection; radiocommunication; remote sensing; alpha particles; arrival time; compact package; frequency 2.4 GHz; remote alpha ray spectroscopy; remote monitoring; wireless alpha ray sensor; Alpha particles; Clocks; Packaging; Prototypes; Radiation detectors; Readout electronics; Remote monitoring; Solid scintillation detectors; Spectroscopy; Wireless sensor networks; Radiation measurements; alpha-ray detection; high-resistivity-silicon BJT; wireless monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2832-8

Electronic_ISBN

1091-5281

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2010.5488182

Filename

5488182