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LET-SW5, 5" SINGLE WIRE COUNTER


FWT’s 5 inch single wire counter is a spherical tissue equivalent proportional counter for measuring the spectra of absorbed dose in LET (actually P(Y) spectra).
The detector is furnished in a vacuum-tight aluminum can designed to be filled by the user with tissue equivalent gas at a low pressure, typically 2 to 20 cm Hg. These low pressures enable the spherical counter volume to simulate small tissue volumes from less than 1 micron to 10 microns in diameter.

Spectral Measurements
Connection of the detector to a preamplifier and a linear amplifier will enable a P(Y) spectrum to be accumulated on a pulse height analyzer when the detector is exposed to a radiation source. Proper choice of amplifier gain settings will enable data to be obtained for Y values from 0.2 keV per micron to 1000 keV per micron. These data may be converted to a spectrum of absorbed dose in LET with a specific program.

The optional internal CM244 alpha source makes calibration of the Y axis in keV per micron particularly simple. The source allows collimated alpha particles to cross the detector on a diameter, producing a peak in the pulse height analyzer display. The peak channel is characteristic of the average keV per micron expended by the alpha particles in traversing the sphere. The alpha source has a gravity-operated shutter mechanism that allows operation free of unwanted alpha counts when desired.

  Specifications
Tissue Equivalent Plastic Sphere: Wall thickness. 084 in.(.213 cm),4.94 in.(l 2.55 cm) inside diameter, Shonka type A-1 50 plastic

Gas Filling Requirements: Tissue equivalent proportional counting gas: 0.56 cm Hg of T.E. gas of density l.062 g/liter corresponds to a cavity of 1 micron diameter, gas must be made up of high purity components and be moisture free.

Gas Filling: Bellows seal valve, connector mates with Swagelok B-QC4-D-400

Signal Output: Suitable for use directly into a low noise preamplifier for spectral data (removal of input coupling capacitors will result in substantial noise reduction), can be applied directly into a electrometer for absorbed dose measurements and yields- 1 X 1 0E-14 A per microrad per hour at 1 700 V and 20 cm Hg TE gas pressure

Signal Connector: MHV

High Voltage Requirements: Negative polarity, -700 V at .56 cm Hg. -800 V at 1.14 cm Hg

High Voltage Connector: MHV

Optional Interior Source: CM244, ~0.3 microcuries; average alpha energy- 5.8 MeV; gravity operated shutter

Exterior Can: Vacuum tight, aluminum, wall thickness 0.050 in). @0.1 27 cm); grounded to serve as electrostatic shield; 6.0 in. in diameter, 6.75 in, (1 7.1 cm) high including connector for gas filling

Weight: 1370 grams

Ordering Information
LET-SW5: Tissue equivalent proportional counter with storage box
-Cm244 Curium 244 source in counter option
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