1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Units
5 General characteristics
5.1 Classification
5.2 Detection assemblies
5.3 Ease of decontamination
5.4 Sealing
5.5 Alarm threshold
5.6 Pulse height thresholds
5.7 Measurement assembly indications
5.7.1 Meter display
5.7.2 Audible indication
5.7.3 Additional indication
5.7.4 Monitors
5.8 Effective range of measurement
5.9 Mechanical shocks
5.10 Setting up and maintenance facilities
for electronic equipment
6 General test procedures
6.1 Nature of tests
6.2 Test conditions
6.2.1 Reference and standard test conditions
6.2.2 Tests performed under standard test
conditions
6.2.3 Tests performed with variation of influence
quantities
6.3 Reference radionuclides
6.4 Background
6.5 Statistical fluctuations
6.6 Test source
7 Electrical characteristics
7.1 Statistical fluctuations
7.1.1 Requirements
7.1.2 Method of test
7.2 Response time
7.2.1 Requirements
7.2.2 Method of test
7.3 Interrelationship between response time
and statistical fluctuations
7.4 Warm-up time test
7.4.1 Requirements
7.4.2 Method of test
7.5 Overload protection
7.5.1 Requirements
7.5.2 Method of test
7.6 Power supplies - battery operation
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Requirements - primary batteries
(non-rechargeable)
7.6.3 Requirements - secondary batteries
(rechargeable)
7.6.4 Method of test
8 Radiation characteristics
8.1 General
8.2 Detector profile
8.2.1 Requirements
8.2.2 Method of test
8.3 Surface emission rate response
8.3.1 General
8.3.2 Type test
8.3.3 Method of test
8.3.4 Routine test
8.4 Relative intrinsic error
8.4.1 Requirements
8.4.2 Method of test
8.5 Variation of surface emission rate response
with photon radiation energy
8.5.1 Requirements
8.5.2 Method of test
8.6 Variation of response with absorption
8.6.1 Requirement
8.6.2 Method of test
8.7 Response to beta radiation
8.7.1 Requirement
8.7.2 Method of test
8.8 Response to background photon radiation
8.8.1 Requirement
8.8.2 Method of test
8.9 Neutrons
8.10 Detection limit (minimum detectable surface
emission rate per unit area)
8.10.1 Requirement
8.10.2 Method of test
9 Environmental characteristics
9.1 Ambient temperature
9.1.1 Requirements
9.1.2 Methods of test
9.2 Relative humidity
9.2.1 Requirements
9.2.2 Method of test
9.3 Electromagnetic compatibility
10 Storage
10.1 General
10.2 Mechanical shock
11 Documentation
11.1 Identification certificate
11.2 Operation and maintenance manual
Annex A (informative) - Limit distances for typical
detector volumes