I have a Tritium key chain one a set of keys. Tritium as you may or may not know is a beta emitter. I would bring it to a LUG meeting in April. You can also find them online as we as other isotopes from this supplier.
https://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_5 --mmiller On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Julie Baumler <j...@baumler.com> > My radiation detector is a http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9848. You can > read a review here - > http://www.best-geiger-counter.com/geiger-counter-kit.html It is about $150 > we are working on a plan to get them available for less via bulk order. > > It is supported by linux by default, plug it in, turn it on, cat > /dev/ttyUSB0 and you are watching Geiger-Muller tube events. It does not > have support for specific isotope monitoring other than coming with a > removable protective filter on the tube end that blocks alpha particles. > > If you have any ideas for what information would be useful to provide from > such a device, I'd appreciate it, as I'm currently specing out my radiation > monitoring software. > > Julie > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM, silverlining2...@gmail.com > <silverlining2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The point of my post here...Are there any resources for open-source >> devices (hardware or apps) useful for setting up a radiation detection >> and reporting station (for specific isotopes), and which could be >> networked and info shared publicly? >> >> Any such "turnkey" devices available which could be networked? >> >> Or is the cost out of assembling and networking such a system beyond >> even thinking about? >> >> On a related note...Oregon has announced an "Air Monitoring Station" >> website. Currently shows daily report from Portland, Corvallis >> and...Eureka. But no Eugene! >> >> >> http://public.health.oregon.gov/Preparedness/CurrentHazards/Pages/DailyAirMonitoring.aspx >> >> Anyone aware if LRAPA or any other local government entities have >> radiation detection capabilities in their air quality monitoring systems? >> >> We all understand background radiation exists. However some of us just >> want to know about any nominal increases or decreases in overall >> radiation levels, either in short term or long term, no matter the >> source and no matter how one defines nominal or significance. >> >> And of course there are costs and benefits in everything we do, as >> individuals and as a society. >> >> Please lets leave politics out of any discussion on this ;-) >> >> Silver >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EUGLUG mailing list >> euglug@euglug.org >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
