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IEC 61239:1993

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Nuclear instrumentation - Portable gamma radiation meters and spectrometers used for prospecting - Definitions, requirements and calibration

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Language(s)

English - French

Published date

29-07-1993

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FOREWORD
Clause
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Requirements
   4.1 Operation time of power supply
   4.2 Battery charge monitor
   4.3 Temperature and humidity range
   4.4 Sampling time and time constant
   4.5 Display
   4.6 Audio signal
   4.7 Dead time
   4.8 Threshold stability
   4.9 Energy response stability
   4.10 Resolution
   4.11 Data storage
5 Calibration
   5.1 Instrument performance test
   5.2 Energy calibration
   5.3 Calibration for radioisotope concentration
6 Safety requirements
7 Environmental test procedures
8 Specifications to be given in the instruction manual

Applies to portable radiation meters using -scintillation detectors, solid-state detectors, etc. Includes instruments with total count readings only and spectrometers. This publication supersedes IEC 60460.

Committee
TC 45
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes IEC 60460 (03/2001) Stability Date: 2018. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
21
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
CEI IEC 61239 : 1ED 2017 Identical
IS 11424 : 2018 Identical

IEC 61134:1992 Airborne instrumentation for measurement of terrestrial gamma radiation
IEC 60405:2003 Nuclear instrumentation - Constructional requirements and classification of radiometric gauges
IEC 60050-391:1975 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 391: Detection and measurement of ionizing radiation by electric means
IEC 60359:2001 Electrical and electronic measurement equipment - Expression of performance

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