Berkeley Nucleonics says its new medium-resolution RIID (radioactive isotope identification device) gives users greater confidence in isotope identification for homeland security applications
Berkeley Nucleonics demonstrated the SAM Revealer at the Health Physics Society Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA on 14-16 July 2008.
The SAM Revealer uses lanthanum bromide, a higher resolution scintillator material, for gamma radiation identification.
The new material improves resolution in nuclear spectroscopy by a factor of 2, claims Berkeley.
This step improvement in detector resolution, when coupled with Berkeley's isotope identification logic tree and algorithms, gives users unprecedented confidence in their identification of unknown isotopes using room temperature detectors, comments David Brown, company president.
There is a growing need for light, portable isotope identifiers that bridge the gap between NaI, (sodium iodide) and high purity germanium.
The Health Physics Society is a trade organisation bringing together radiation detection technologists and researchers from US city, state and federal agencies, as well as industries such as aerospace, homeland security, defence, medicine and manufacturing.
The Health Physics Society is supported by a number of domestic and international chapters which hold regular localised meetings to discuss various policies and advancements in the health physics field.
Berkeley Nucleonics is a member of the Northern California Chapter and a comprehensive list of chapter locations can be found on the HPS website.
