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Radioactivity

10th July 2011

Photodiode Gamma Ray Detector

BPW34 photodiode based gamma radiation detector.

33 comments.

3rd July 2011

Ion Chamber Alpha Particle Counter

An AC ion chamber detector for alpha particles only.

2 comments.

27th November 2010

Picoammeter

A simple picoammeter using an LMC662 op-amp.

5 comments.

13th February 2010

Half-life Of Technetium-99m

Measurement of the half-life of Technetium-99m.

6 comments.

7th June 2009

Pancake Geiger Müller Tubes and a new Power Supply

New pancake Geiger Müller tubes and a fairly small power supply for them.

12 comments.

24th May 2009

Soft X-ray Output from a Vacuum Rectifier

Abuse of an old 2X2 vacuum tube with a HT power supply to create a soft x-ray source.

5 comments.

16th May 2009

Alpha Decay Rate Modulation with 30 Metre EM Radiation?

No, of course not! No new physics here, just another lesson in electromagnetic compatibility and subtly of experimental physics.

2 comments.

28th April 2009

Background Radiation Monitoring

I lash up an old Geiger tube and monitor the background radiation in the shack for a while.

18th April 2009

Ionisation Chamber Radiation Detector

A quick hack based on Charles Wenzel's nuclear war detector.

5 comments.