Title :
Remote detector of alpha-ray using ultraviolet ray emitted by nitrogen in air
Author :
Kume, N. ; Takakura, Kei ; Nakayama, Keisuke ; Kuroda, Hideo ; Izumi, M. ; Mukai, Noriyuki
Author_Institution :
Power & Ind. Syst. R&D Center, Toshiba Corp., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
Alpha Camera was developed that can identify 1.5-kBq alpha emitter in 30-sec from 1-m away. The alpha camera equips mirror optics so that the alpha-induced ultraviolet lights are transferred while gamma-ray backgrounds are removed.
Keywords :
alpha-particle detection; cameras; gamma-ray effects; mirrors; radioactive waste; alpha camera; alpha-induced ultraviolet ray emission; alpha-ray remote detector; gamma-ray backgrounds; mirror optics; nuclear waste; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Detectors; Gamma-rays; Lenses; Nitrogen; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0533-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829621
