In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: Re: X-Ray Measurements
Date: Feb 14, 2:38 pm
Poster: Jim LuxOn Feb 14, 2:38 pm, Jim Lux wrote:
>Just a note or two on XRAY monitoring...
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>A good little handheld commercial monitor is the Monitor4 device... it is sensitive down to about 1.8kev photons by actual calibration. The units are rather pricey for the amateur - around $400, but very convenient to use.
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Aware Electronics (http://www.aw-el.com/ )has a <$100 unit based on a small 712 GM tube that plugs into a PC. I don't recall the X-ray calibration off hand, but the web site says down to 8 keV...