Development of an alpha scattering instrument for heavy element detection in surface materials
Abstract
The development and characteristics of a portable instrument for detecting and measuring the amounts of lead in painted surfaces are discussed. The instrument is based on the ones used with the alpha scattering experiment on the Surveyor lunar missions. The principles underlying the instrument are described. It is stated that the performance tests of the instrument were satisfactory.
- Publication:
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Final Report Chicago Univ
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974uchi.rept.....T
- Keywords:
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- Detectors;
- Instrument Receivers;
- Lead Compounds;
- Paints;
- Protective Coatings;
- Poisons;
- Safety Devices;
- Toxicity;
- Warning Systems;
- Instrumentation and Photography