Sy
clone Portable Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, Revision 10 4.0 SIMPLIFIED MODE OPERATION
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dComm – Proprietary Page 24 Revision Date: March 3, 2016
4.
2 SYSTEM USE – SIMPLIFIED MODE
This Syclone automatically begins the S
E
ARCH function,
scanning for radioactive material(s). (see Figure)
If the Stab Mode is set to OFF, the screen on the left will
be shown.
When the unit FINDS a source it automatically switches to
the SPECTRUM ANALYSIS function, and the display
shows Sample Time (see Figure below). The audio will
beep and the unit will vibrate. Right clicking the joystick will
disable the audio and vibration to save the battery power.
After the sample time is complete the system
automatically
analyses the data to determine the isotope
of
the source material(s). The NUCLIDE IDENTIFY
screen opens automatically, showing the result.
At this point the User can resume the Search function by
pressing the joystick in the correct direction (see below).
See Section 2.1
for Joystick details.
30S
– initiates an additional 30 second count that
adds to the current spectrum and at the end of the
period gives a combined analysis
OFF – approx. 4 secs then unit powers OFF
SRCH – initiates a new SEARCH
Left click toggles between S:N and H.L(half life).
Note: Samples are saved to the Syclone memory each time a source is found, to be later uploaded
to a PC using the USB cable provided or Bluetooth (optional).
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