5 Preliminary Results/Status
The air monitor provided data with a total downtime of about 72 h over the Feb to
Dec 2014 time period. A sample of this data is provided in Fig. 7. One can observe
factors of 25 variation in certain gamma ray lines. This defines the natural band of
variation for these products in the air. More work is to be done to remove systematics from the data, with the caveat that isotope selection is a bandwidth filter.
Planned upgrades will help achieve the optimum time resolution for radon concentration in the air. The optimum is defined by the rate kinetics with some simple
assumptions about the isotope collection (Fig. 8).
6 Conclusions
A radiologically resilient society will depend on public data provided in context and
transparently. We have demonstrated the operation of a high resolution spectroscopy system with accessible data to provide the public with the facts that the
world is radioactive and that they concentration of natural radioactivity in the air
varies considerably. The goal of this research is to eventually calculate an estimate
of current dose rate. Concentration of background isotopes in the environment are
incredibly useful for putting nuclear technologies and events in context, allowing
the public and scientific community to weigh the risks and benefits associated with
this field.
Reference
1. NCRP Report No. 160: Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States
2009. J. Radiol. Prot. 29, 465
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The air monitor provided data with a total downtime of about 72 h over the Feb to
Dec 2014 time period. A sample of this data is provided in Fig. 7. One can observe
factors of 25 variation in certain gamma ray lines. This defines the natural band of
variation for these products in the air. More work is to be done to remove systematics from the data, with the caveat that isotope selection is a bandwidth filter.
Planned upgrades will help achieve the optimum time resolution for radon concentration in the air. The optimum is defined by the rate kinetics with some simple
assumptions about the isotope collection (Fig. 8).
6 Conclusions
A radiologically resilient society will depend on public data provided in context and
transparently. We have demonstrated the operation of a high resolution spectroscopy system with accessible data to provide the public with the facts that the
world is radioactive and that they concentration of natural radioactivity in the air
varies considerably. The goal of this research is to eventually calculate an estimate
of current dose rate. Concentration of background isotopes in the environment are
incredibly useful for putting nuclear technologies and events in context, allowing
the public and scientific community to weigh the risks and benefits associated with
this field.
Reference
1. NCRP Report No. 160: Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States
2009. J. Radiol. Prot. 29, 465
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing,
adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate
credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and
indicate if changes were made.
The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapter’s Creative
Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not
included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by
statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from
the copyright holder.
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