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SECTION B
Ludlum Alpha Air Proportional Detectors

Model 43-40 Series

L ong term
reputation in Alpha Air Proportional Detector
the medical

industry.
Indicated Use: Alpha survey
Working Environment: Splashproof shields
A ssurance we and desiccant vented chamber for outdoor use
will offer Window: 0.4 mg/cm2 aluminized mylar
Efficiency (4pi): 10%-239Pu
competitive
Background: 3 cpm or less
pricing. Suggested Instruments: Models 12, 16, 18,
2000, 2200, 2221, 2241, 2350
Operating Voltage: Altitude Sensitive:
Sea Level - 2050 volts; 2000 feet - 2000 volts;
C ustomer 5000 feet - 1925 volts; 7000 feet - 1875 volts
service #1 Counter Threshold Setting: 2 mV
Temperature Range: -4 F to 122 F;
priority. (-20 C to 50 C) May be certified to 150 F.

O ne Stop.
Ludlum Measurements, Inc. manufacturers Common Specifications for all Detectors:
LACO Inc. many different types of detectors to measure Connector: Series C (others available)
alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation. Construction: Aluminum housing with beige
can do it all! powder coat paint
Proportional Detectors are similar to GM in
Temperature Range: -4 F to 122 F (-20 C
that they utilize an electric filed to produce a
to 50 C). May be certified for operation from -
signal when radiation ionizes a neutral gas
40 F to 150 F (-40 C to 65 C).
molecule. Depending on the construction they
can be used to detect alpha, beta, gamma, or
Note: All efficiencies and sensitivities are
neutron radiation. Like GM detectors they are
typical and different detectors may vary.
inexpensive and easy to use, but they are also
capable of energy discrimination. Drawbacks to
this type of detector are the fragility of the
windows, altitude dependence, and a constant
need for gas replenishment (excluding sealed
gas proportional tubes and air proportionals).

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