Sy
clone Portable Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, Revision 10 2.0 DETAILED OPERATION GUIDE
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dComm – Proprietary Page 11 Revision Date: March 3, 2016
2.4.3.2 STABILIZATION REQUIRED!
User can go to CONFIGURATION menu to stabilize the unit or follow the instruction on the
screen.
2.4.3.3 CALIBRATION REQUIRED!
The Syclone spectrometer is a finely tuned instrument that provides accurate results when all
components are functioning properly. In order for the Syclone to maintain its high level of
accuracy, the instrument should be calibrated by a certified company every 12 months. The
Syclone will show the message “CALIBRATION REQUIRED” which is informing the operator
that the Syclone should be calibrated.
2.4.3.4 SCANNING!
Syclone is scanning.
2.5 STABILIZATION
When any spectrometer is turned ON, the internal
elect
ronic components exhibit some level of
warm-up drift with time, which may be
exacerbated by changes in the ambient
temperature Sodium Iodide (NaI) crystals typically
exhibit a +/- 15% change in scintillation light
output over the -10 to +50
o
C temperature range.
If not corrected this drift could seriously affect
data analysis. For this reason, the Syclone
incorporates a procedure known as
STABILIZATION to remove these effects.
Stabilization automatically “fine-tunes” the system
to adjust the internal system gain and align the
spectrometer correctly.
2.5.1 STABILIZE
The User can activate STABILIZE by pressing ENTER TO CONTINUE. Stabilization can
also be started from the MAIN MENU of Manual Mode. Carry out the stabilization function
using the external Cesium source (Cs-137 supplied with unit).
Follow the instructions on the following screens.
IDENTIFY
ID
ENTIFYIDENTIFY
IDENTIFY
STABILIZATION REQUIRED
STA
BILIZATION REQUIREDSTABILIZATION REQUIRED
STABILIZATION REQUIRED!
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ENTER TO CONTINUE
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TER TO CONTINUEENTER TO CONTINUE
ENTER TO CONTINUE
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