Progress Report: Development and Construction of Alpha-Counting Equipment (open access)

Progress Report: Development and Construction of Alpha-Counting Equipment

Abstract: An ionization chamber for use in counting alpha particle activity from the air has been devised for counting samples collected with the electrostatic precipitator. The chamber is an adaptation of the breech-locking standard chamber, with a cylindrical high voltage electrode into which the collection foil is placed, and a coaxial rod as a collecting electrode. A geometrical efficiency of close to 50% is obtained.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Borkowski, C. J.; Dandl, R. A.; East, J. K. & Firminhac, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library