4 MN1007-C
Illustrations
Figure 1 - Geiger Müller (Pancake) Probe ................................................................................................................ 9
Figure 2 - Scintillation probe ................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 3 - Tracerco NORM Monitor–IS – key definitions ......................................................................................... 16
Figure 4 - Start-up sequence .................................................................................................................................. 21
Figure 5 - cps readout screen ................................................................................................................................. 22
Figure 6 - Background subtracted CPS screen ....................................................................................................... 23
Figure 7 - Dose Rate screen with SI units ............................................................................................................... 23
Figure 8 - Dose rate screen with US units ............................................................................................................... 24
Figure 9 - cps readout screen ................................................................................................................................. 24
Figure 10 - Background subtracted CPS screen ..................................................................................................... 25
Figure 11 - Radionuclide selection in Bq/cm
2
mode ................................................................................................ 26
Figure 12 - Bq/cm
2
mode – Reading screen with Lead-210 (wet) selected ............................................................. 26
Figure 13 - cps integration screen ........................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 14 - Integration termination .......................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 15 - Alarm operation with Integration mode ................................................................................................. 28
Figure 16 - Background measurement .................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 17 - Alarm ON/OFF selection ....................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 18 - LEVEL / FACt selection ........................................................................................................................ 31
Figure 19 - Integration period configuration ............................................................................................................ 34
Figure 20 - Keypad lock .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Figure 21 - Quick start guide to measurement ........................................................................................................ 37
Figure 22 - Display ranges ...................................................................................................................................... 40
Figure 23 - U-238 Decay chain ............................................................................................................................... 49
Figure 24 - U235 Decay Chain ................................................................................................................................ 50
Figure 25 - Thorium-232 Decay Chain .................................................................................................................... 51
Figure 26 - Complete scintillator probe menu ......................................................................................................... 52
Figure 27 - Complete Geiger probe menu ............................................................................................................... 53
Figure 28 - Complete alarm menu .......................................................................................................................... 54
Tables
Table 1 - Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Table 2 – Measurement options for probes ............................................................................................................... 8
Table 3 – Alarm options when using cps for NORM assessment ............................................................................ 13
Table 4 – Alarm options when using Bq/cm
2
for NORM assessment ...................................................................... 14
Table 5 – Alarm options when using dose rate for NORM assessment .................................................................. 14
Table 6 – Complete set of alarm options ................................................................................................................. 33
Table 7 - Alarm indications ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Table 8 – Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Table 9 - Radiological type test ............................................................................................................................... 46
Table 10 - EMC compliance .................................................................................................................................... 46
Table 11 - Battery power ......................................................................................................................................... 46
Table 12 - Mechanical data ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Table 13 - Environmental specification ................................................................................................................... 47
Table 14 - Scintillator probe specification ................................................................................................................ 47
Table 15 - Geiger probe specification ..................................................................................................................... 47
Table 16 - Hazardous area approval ....................................................................................................................... 48