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NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES

Year 2019, Volume: 31 Issue: 1, 14 - 23, 26.06.2019

Abstract

In past 30 years,
research and development (R&D) activities on radiation monitoring and
measuring instruments and their production have continuously been conducted in
Nuclear Electronics Unit of Technology Development Department of Turkish Atomic
Energy Authority. The gained skill and know-how in such activities are applied
to develop prototypes, so new models of these radiation instruments are in
market order to compete with new technology. In recent times, fully surface
mount electronics components are used to minimize the dimensions of radiation measuring
instruments. The usage of microcontroller enables reliable, stable measurement
and display of low background dose rate fields and makes possible the
evaluation of the measurement data through the user friendly menus. It can be
stated that these new generation devices developed in TAEA have a broad range
of features such as a large graphic LCD screen, wide and accurate measurement
range with dynamic dead time correction subroutine, measurement recording
feature, audible and visible alarm feature, GPS module, USB port for computer
connection, rechargeable lithium battery charged from USB port and
comprehensive menu options such as radiation measurement unit and language
selection. As another feature, radiation dose rate values can be recorded to
internal memory, manually or automatically. The records, can be transferred to
the computer by using the Data Management System (VYS-250) computer software
which developed by Nuclear Electronics Unit. Radiation levels with the GPS
position information can be displayed on the real map when the internet access
is provided. All these substantial improvements, enable these devices to
compete with their superior features in terms of both software and hardware
when compared to similar devices available in the market.

References

  • Kucukarslan Necati, Guven Ahmet (2001). The Use of Microcontrollers in the Radiation Measurements and Related Works in TAEA Laboratories. Almaty, Kazakhstan, 3. International Conference on Nuclear and Radiation Physics (ICNRP’01)
  • Arkani, Mohammad & Khalafi, H. (2013). An improved formula for dead time correction of G-M detectors. Nukleonika. 58. 533-536.
  • Knoll GF (1999) Radiation detection and measurement, 4th ed. Wiley, New York.
  • Akyurek, Tayfun & Yousaf, Muhammad & Liu, Xin & Usman, Shoaib. (2015). GM counter deadtime dependence on applied voltage, operating temperature and fatigue. Radiation Measurements. 73. 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.12.010.
  • https://www.berthold.com/en/rp/product/lb-134-umo-II-universal-monitor, Berthold Web Site (2019)
  • https://www.bertin-instruments.com/product/dose-rate-survey-meters/minitrace-csdf/, Bertin Web Site (2019)
  • http://www.gamatom.com/urun/at2140-at2140a-dozimetre, Gamatom Web Site (2019)
  • https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/4250685, Thermofisher Web Site (2019)

TAEK LABORATUVARLARINDA GELİŞTİRİLEN YENİ NESİL RADYASYON ÖLÇERLER

Year 2019, Volume: 31 Issue: 1, 14 - 23, 26.06.2019

Abstract


Türkiye
Atom Enerjisi Kurumu, Teknoloji Geliştirme Dairesi Başkanlığı, Nükleer
Elektronik Birimi, son 30 yıldır ülkemize hizmet vermek üzere radyasyon izleme
ve ölçüm cihazları geliştirilmesi ve üretilmesi konularında çalışmalar
yürütmektedir. Bu çalışmalar sırasında edinilen know-how, geliştirilen
prototiplere uygulanmakta, böylece yeni teknolojilerle rekabet edebilecek
modeller geliştirilmektedir. Son zamanlarda, üretilen radyasyon ölçüm
cihazlarının boyutlarını en aza indirmek için tam yüzey montajlı elektronik devre
elemanları kullanıldı. Mikro denetleyici kullanımı, düşük radyasyon doz
şiddetli alanların güvenilir, kararlı bir şekilde ölçülmesini ve izlenmesini
sağlar. Bunun yanı sıra ölçüm verilerinin menüler üzerinden değerlendirilmesini
mümkün kılar. Geliştirilen yeni nesil cihazlar; geniş grafik LCD ekran,  dinamik ölü zaman düzeltmesi ile geniş ve
doğru ölçüm aralığı
,  ölçüm kayıt özelliği, sesli ve ışıklı alarm
özelliği, GPS modülü, bilgisayar bağlantısı için usb port, usb port üzerinden
şarj edilebilir lityum batarya ve ölçüm birimi veya cihaz dili seçimi gibi çok geniş
menü özellik yelpazesine sahiptir. Radyasyon doz hızı değerleri elle veya otomatik
olarak kaydedilebilir. Veri Yönetim Sistemi (VYS-250) bilgisayar yazılımı
kullanılarak kayıtlar bilgisayara aktarılabilir ve internet erişimi
sağlandığında GPS konum bilgisi ile radyasyon seviyeleri gerçek haritada
gösterilebilir.  Tüm bu özellikleriyle bu
cihazlar, dünyadaki benzer cihazlarla karşılaştırıldığında, hem yazılım hem de
donanım açısından üstün özelliklere sahiptir.




References

  • Kucukarslan Necati, Guven Ahmet (2001). The Use of Microcontrollers in the Radiation Measurements and Related Works in TAEA Laboratories. Almaty, Kazakhstan, 3. International Conference on Nuclear and Radiation Physics (ICNRP’01)
  • Arkani, Mohammad & Khalafi, H. (2013). An improved formula for dead time correction of G-M detectors. Nukleonika. 58. 533-536.
  • Knoll GF (1999) Radiation detection and measurement, 4th ed. Wiley, New York.
  • Akyurek, Tayfun & Yousaf, Muhammad & Liu, Xin & Usman, Shoaib. (2015). GM counter deadtime dependence on applied voltage, operating temperature and fatigue. Radiation Measurements. 73. 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.12.010.
  • https://www.berthold.com/en/rp/product/lb-134-umo-II-universal-monitor, Berthold Web Site (2019)
  • https://www.bertin-instruments.com/product/dose-rate-survey-meters/minitrace-csdf/, Bertin Web Site (2019)
  • http://www.gamatom.com/urun/at2140-at2140a-dozimetre, Gamatom Web Site (2019)
  • https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/4250685, Thermofisher Web Site (2019)
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Primary Language English
Subjects Metrology, Applied and Industrial Physics
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Necati Küçükarslan

Nihat Batmaz This is me

Gökhan Sail

Serdar Yurtsever This is me

Hüdaver Kaplan This is me

Publication Date June 26, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 31 Issue: 1

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APA Küçükarslan, N., Batmaz, N., Sail, G., Yurtsever, S., et al. (2019). NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, 31(1), 14-23.
AMA Küçükarslan N, Batmaz N, Sail G, Yurtsever S, Kaplan H. NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences. June 2019;31(1):14-23.
Chicago Küçükarslan, Necati, Nihat Batmaz, Gökhan Sail, Serdar Yurtsever, and Hüdaver Kaplan. “NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 31, no. 1 (June 2019): 14-23.
EndNote Küçükarslan N, Batmaz N, Sail G, Yurtsever S, Kaplan H (June 1, 2019) NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 31 1 14–23.
IEEE N. Küçükarslan, N. Batmaz, G. Sail, S. Yurtsever, and H. Kaplan, “NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES”, Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 14–23, 2019.
ISNAD Küçükarslan, Necati et al. “NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 31/1 (June 2019), 14-23.
JAMA Küçükarslan N, Batmaz N, Sail G, Yurtsever S, Kaplan H. NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2019;31:14–23.
MLA Küçükarslan, Necati et al. “NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 31, no. 1, 2019, pp. 14-23.
Vancouver Küçükarslan N, Batmaz N, Sail G, Yurtsever S, Kaplan H. NEW GENERATION RADIATION METERS DEVELOPED AT TAEA LABORATORIES. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2019;31(1):14-23.