主动氡探测装置

IF 1.6 3区物理与天体物理 Q2 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107373

Mehmet Erhan Emirhan

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摘要

氡（222Rn）是一种天然存在的放射性气体，在室内积聚会对健康构成威胁。在这项研究中，我们提出了一个用于室内氡测量的主动氡检测单元（ARDU）的设计和实现。ARDU利用Si-PIN光电二极管进行氡子体的静电收集，实现氡水平的实时监测。它还集成了一些传感器，用于测量环境温度、湿度、压力、一氧化碳和甲烷，提供全面的室内空气质量评估。ARDU主要由六个部分组成：放大板、采集室、高压模块、微处理器集成控制板、移动通信全局系统模块、液晶显示触摸屏。放大板放大并数字化由α粒子产生的信号，并将其能量沉积在Si-PIN光电二极管中。控制板处理来自环境传感器和放大器板的数据，并将这些数据传输到集成的微处理器。一种移动通信模块，便于通过短消息服务进行远程数据传输。实验结果证明了ARDU测量室内环境氡水平的有效性。与市售氡探测器的比较分析表明，在日平均值范围内的一致性很好。采用两种不同的方法将每小时的原始计数转换为Bq/m3。以氡发射标准源和标定金标准装置为参考。其次，统计分析证实了用于将原始探测器信号转换为Bq/m3单位的回归模型的显著性。总的来说，ARDU为持续的室内氡监测环境因素提供了一个经济有效的解决方案。该设备的便携性和可负担性使其适合广泛部署，有助于全面的氡监测工作。

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Active radon detection unit

Radon (²²²Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that poses health risks when accumulated indoors. In this study, we present the design and implementation of an Active Radon Detection Unit (ARDU) for indoor radon measurements. The ARDU utilizes Si-PIN photodiodes for the electrostatic collection of radon progeny, enabling the real-time monitoring of radon levels. It also integrates some sensors for measuring ambient temperature, humidity, pressure, carbon monoxide, and methane, providing a comprehensive indoor air quality assessment.

The ARDU consists of six main components: the amplifier board, the collection chamber, the high voltage module, the microprocessor integrated control board, the global system for mobile communication module, and the liquid crystal display touch screen. The amplifier board amplifies and digitizes the signals generated from the alpha particles depositing their energy in Si-PIN photodiodes. The control board processes the data from the environmental sensors and amplifier board and transfers these to an integrated microprocessor. A mobile communication module facilitates remote data transmission via a short message service.

Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the ARDU in measuring radon levels in indoor environments. Comparative analysis with commercially available radon detectors shows a good agreement within the daily average. Two different methods were performed for converting the raw counts per hour to Bq/m³. A radon emanation standard source and a calibrated gold standard device were used as a reference. Secondly, statistical analysis confirms the significance of the regression model used for converting raw detector signals to Bq/m³ units.

Overall, the ARDU provides a cost-effective solution for continuous indoor radon monitoenvironmental factors. The device's portability and affordability make it suitable for widespread deployment, contributing to comprehensive radon monitoring efforts.

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Radiation Measurements 工程技术-核科学技术

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

20.00%

发文量

116

审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： The journal seeks to publish papers that present advances in the following areas: spontaneous and stimulated luminescence (including scintillating materials, thermoluminescence, and optically stimulated luminescence); electron spin resonance of natural and synthetic materials; the physics, design and performance of radiation measurements (including computational modelling such as electronic transport simulations); the novel basic aspects of radiation measurement in medical physics. Studies of energy-transfer phenomena, track physics and microdosimetry are also of interest to the journal. Applications relevant to the journal, particularly where they present novel detection techniques, novel analytical approaches or novel materials, include: personal dosimetry (including dosimetric quantities, active/electronic and passive monitoring techniques for photon, neutron and charged-particle exposures); environmental dosimetry (including methodological advances and predictive models related to radon, but generally excluding local survey results of radon where the main aim is to establish the radiation risk to populations); cosmic and high-energy radiation measurements (including dosimetry, space radiation effects, and single event upsets); dosimetry-based archaeological and Quaternary dating; dosimetry-based approaches to thermochronometry; accident and retrospective dosimetry (including activation detectors), and dosimetry and measurements related to medical applications.