2. Description of the Barracuda
Hardware and Specifications
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The table below shows the typical response for the R100B at standardised radiation
qualities, measured using RTI radiation quality code R1 (W/Al).
Mean energy
air kerma
(keV)
Note: Note: These values are typical values measured at PTB in Germany in 2009.
- R100, Dose detector (typical sensitivity -55 µC/Gy)
EMM-1Ch/2Ch
Air kerma (Dose)
Air kerma rate
(Dose rate)
1 nGy – 1.5 kGy
0.12 µR – 170 kR
0.040 µGy/s – 160 mGy/s
4.6 µR/s – 18 R/s
0.26 mR/min – 1.1 kR/min
±5 %
±5 % or ±0.01 µGy/s
±5 % or ±1 µR/s
±5 % or ±0.06 mR/min
EMM-Bias/BiasB
Air kerma (Dose)
Air kerma rate
(Dose rate)
1 nGy – 1.5 kGy
0.12 µR – 170 kR
0.040 µGy/s – 76 mGy/s
4.6 µR/s – 8,7 R/s
0.26 mR/min – 520 R/min
±5 %
±5 % or ±0.01 µGy/s
±5 % or ±1 µR/s
±5 % or ±0.06 mR/min
Note 1: For Kerma rate the specified Inaccuracy is valid for Irradiation times > 20 ms. See Note
for R100B above.
- MAS-1B, Invasive mAs probe (sensitivity 1 nC/mAs)
EMM-1Ch/2Ch/
Bias/BiasB/BiasW
Tube charge
Tube current
Pulse tube current
0.001 mAs –
0.1 – 3000 mA
Lower limit 1 mA,
otherwise same as for tube