LB 124 Scint How to Work with this Manual
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How to Work with this Manual
A brief overview of the structure of the present operating manual
will help you to find the pertinent information quickly and easily:
Chapter 1 provides basic information on the principle of operation of the digi-
tal contamination monitor: How does a scintillation counter work?
What is the significance of the units cps and Bq/cm²?
Chapter 2 contains the description of the monitor:
The construction of the device, including operating and display
elements, the functions of the keys, as well as the assembling and
handling of the detector.
Chapter 3 describes how to take the LB 124 Scint into operation.
Chapter 4 describes the software structure and operation.
Chapter 5 provides information on the contamination measurement: meas-
urement conditions, measuring process and explanations of the in-
dividual measuring methods.
Chapter 6 documents all software functions of the LB 124 Scint on the Sys-
tem Menu. This is the reference part of the operating manual.
Chapter 7 contains the description of the maintenance work required.
Chapter 8 deals with the calculation methods used by the LB 124 Scint, and
the statistical measuring accuracy.
Moreover, the chapter describes how to convert the unit of meas-
urement from counts per second into surface activities, so that you
are able to determine your own calibration factors with the help of
the given formula and by means of a calibrating source, and to en-
ter this data in the LB 124 Scint.
Chapter 9 contains the technical specifications.