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1. 55 DIAS 2 27x39 99999 949 92592 2299 R531 5559R999 83939995 56 The Spectroscopy Mode Menus 4a ox x moo o eek OP eee hee ORD Oe EES 56 lj P een e tue eee eeuee eee Sone eee So ee eee eee ee eG 27 DAVE e ee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee ee eee eee ee 57 Closes sageeehaetoeeeceeee eee ee eee eaves eh ee eee eee 59 DES waa eben ee ee ee eee ew eee eee ee eee eee eee E 59 MCA Sea ee eee ee eae ee eee eee EHS eee eee Se eee 59 Preset Me P 60 gio A ID A 4a ae ae eg BBO GaASeAe eee eeeeReheahaee see bhags 60 Presch e 2 sae 9o aor 4 d do 239 3949 A 35 59 3 9993 60 Hard wate SCIES x umm o ee ee 3 5 P X X 3w44459 9 39434 44 95 45 60 Cleat 1 eek 3 9c 9eixe92958 395m5494949949 244545954935 61 SIGDIHZ2E wa ws eee ane eee eee PONE MP EUR ER SUP S NM SE E m UN HUS EE 61 Using a Stabilized Probe uu x4 x39 eee 34 eee hee ee x xxx x25 62 Using the Stabilize Function wu xoxo ox Ro ROECXCEORO EEE 39x we x 63 C O uu 9 3 9s wos m EORR EXUPSESESSTRAESS SEN ERBT SS 65 PMCEC i 5 eet bee whee ese Hee wane et eee 244459 94 5 65 D Zane ae ee eee ee ee ee eee eee ee eee eee ee ee ee 66 Recalibrating the InSpectoE s 44 ox ue boxe mim eat ede RP EIE uh Ps 66 AUG TCU S a uw 9e 4 9 X 93 59 eve ee ESE ASG HERS eS See 66 I ER eod s x2 9393 4 59 4 3334 9 2425 4x49 99934 55 68 DOW s cues SS eSMSEA EARS Rm SE SR NWNeRmNE NEN sd d x 70 COC o o xs ee EON a eee eee ee BONUS ee RO S HU RIMIS ES RE m US M dr
2. 97 Changing alistparameter 38 a numeric parameter 4 wx aom x xxm 37 the battery 9 om oa Be EG E 3 147 Charging the Datt fV 26 x9 x o9 kon 146 Cleaning the InSpector 135 Clear al dala s e 6 9 E RE RE EE R 61 cumbplattve dos uu som KR E R RO eo Eum 20 Closing a file 59 Collecting a Spectrum lt lt oaoa 40 Configuration editor DUTIONS page 4 6 id CK ESR st 115 cumulative dose page 128 OGG IE see ha hee ee See oe 114 editing a configuration offline 112 OCNCTAL DACs sas xx eR R m e 117 locatorpage cn 119 MCA paf pesa twasa ee AS a 121 NID pace xw ous Be ee Xo y RSS 125 saving a configuration 112 sound page 4k 4k RAG RE X HESS 124 Configuration file printing 129 Connecting the InSpector to the PC s s s mms 106 the probe to the InSpector 132 Creating an ASF for the InSpector 162 ISOLE SEU 646552664646 66645 111 Cumulative dose alarm threshold setting 93 AETS a TC EQ SC TR a Tct 18 23 conabimur 20 warning threshold setting 93 D Data acquisition SUMS 6 kg ee UE ee Se eS Oe 36 Stopping kote eh eee ER EEE SS 37 Data line display modes 30 Data clearing suu dec RR ee x R8 61 Date time setup system date time 99 tiic ZOOs ase os x hee eee eee bed 99 Default files 145 Defaults system
3. Creating the Report in Genie 2000 To create the Example Report shown on page 53 from the transferred spectrum file n Genie 2000 select File Open then select filename cnf to open the file you transferred e Select Analyze Report Standard Figure 42 to open the Standard Report Setup dialog and select the parameters for generating the report Template Name Scroll down the Template Name list to find and select the 1page tpl report template Section Name Scroll down the Section Name list to find and select the 1page report section The Activity Units Activity is reported in microcuries by default The Activity Units field is uCi and the Multiplier is 1 f you want to use another Activity Unit you ll have to supply a Multiplier to convert the activity from microcuries to your unit The standard path for this folder is in C Genie2k Camfiles If you didn t select the Standard installation for Genie 2000 your path will be different 51 Spectroscopy Tutorials g Standard Report Setup E Template Mame 1Page tpl Directory LAIENIE2ESCTLFILES Section Mame 1Page Error multiplier 1 OO0000 Start an Page One New Page Iw Screen v New File v Printer Output ta Activity Unita uL Multiplier 1 Cancel Help Figure 42 Selecting the Report s Parameters e For instance if you want the activity to be reported in bequerels gt Type Bq in the Activity Units field g
4. Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file 88 Analyze Starting an Analysis To start analysis on the spectrum using the loaded ASF file select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start When the Analyze button is selected its legend changes from start to abort So to stop an executing analysis all you have to do is select Spec Analyze again Although you d usually analyze a spectrum with parameters defined in the ASF some of the parameters can be changed in Spec Setup page 96 When you Save the analyzed spectrum the changed parameters will be written to the spectrum file Stopping an Analysis When the Analyze button is selected its legend changes from start to abort To stop an executing analysis select the Analyze button again The analysis file will stop exe cuting 89 Setup Mode 9 Setup Mode Setup Menus The Setup Mode lets you set both the system parameters for the InSpector and the parameters for each data mode To access the Setup Mode press the Enter and Home buttons at the same time Figure 69 Figure 69 Location of the Home and E
5. Quick Start Accessing the Menus You can move through the menus by e Selecting the menu s soft buttons Using the arrow hardkeys For example selecting the Up Arrow key shows you the first level menu with a soft button for each of the InSpector s operating modes Figure 5 DOSE LOCATOR simone bar Figure 5 The First Level Menu Three of the menu buttons show a legend in italics Each time you select a button like this the button s legend and the function s display will change e For example each time you select the DOSE button the Dose Mode s display will change displaying the data in a different way The button s legend will also change describing that display e The upward pointing triangle A on the SPEC soft button indicates that there s another menu level associated with that button The Backlight e f you select the SPEC button you ll see the next level of the Spectroscopy menu Figure 6 CALIBRATE Figure 6 The Spectroscopy Menu e The area just below the menu displays the path you ve followed to get to this point In this example you can see that you have gotten here by having selected SPEC e Three of this level s buttons show the upward pointing A triangle indicating that each has another menu level associated with it e The fourth button NEXT shows a right pointing gt triangle Select this button to see more menu items at the same level The Backlight The InSpector
6. Sample Information ID Quantity and Collector Name can also be entered through the InSpector s Sample Info dialog page 76 ID A single word identification of the sample being measured Quantity the amount of sample being measured Calculated activities are divided by this value If the quantity is set to 1 the default total activity is reported If any other value is entered concentration is reported The quantity units e g grams can be entered in the field to the right of the quantity Title a free form description of the sample Collector Name the name of the person who collected or measured the sample Location where the sample was collected Configuration Editor Type the sample type The Locator Page This parameters on this page Figure 82 configure the Locator Mode Configuration File Editar Locator v Autascale enabled Smoothing enabled Dose rate range 100 1 mSv h CPS rate range o10000eps v Made Gamma Count Rate gt Display width jo seconds Integration width 4 0 e Curve display type BarGraph OF Cancel Report Help Figure 82 The Locator Page e Autoscale enabled the vertical scale of the chart is rescaled automatically so that all data is visible e Smoothing enabled the data is averaged to reduce quick fluctuations The degree of smoothing is set by Integration width see below with larger values smoothing the data more Dose rate ra
7. 300 2933 140 357 soa 346 440 90595 5B s 561 4 395 284 364 636 T22 BU 201 2 205 2953 308 316 468 484 309 604 612 135 165 167 gy 311 577 2 219 529 511 450 000 350 020 330 200 540 492 saug 489 989 911 997 311 794 956 455 500 069 575 581 411 462 340 880 430 Energy Uncert keV c MUS 010 010 010 001 c USU 000 4050 050 4050 050 2050 001 2005 UOS 004 4005 2003 007 000 000 000 000 000 20 00 OUI 000 000 040 070 070 O O O 0o OoOoooodoocococoococococoococooococornPm cocooococcooOoc The Peak Locate Nuclear Library Filename NaI_PeakLocate NLB Nuclide Name CO 60 CS 137 key line 156 Half Life Seconds 1 663EF008 9 521E 008 Energy amp keV 1173 1332 486 661 650 216 Energy Uncert amp keV 0 000 0 000 0 000 Yield WW LO 2000 2000 8000 6800 0600 0221 2000 1260 4280 3160 s3900 3820 6800 1400 7000 1700 7700 0000 4730 3400 7200 6800 7100 8100 1870 5170 2000 3400 s5050 1550 0000 CO CO He N GC J O MO E On LA CO GC 00 A J A On On G KA G G WW e CON P W N N WO OO W OON UO e Yield 100 0000 L0D 0000 85 1200 Yield Uncert Abs 0000 3000 42200 0600 2400 0008 3000 s0090 0150 0110 0500 0130 1300 0700
8. 8000 1000 0300 7000 0080 0400 1400 1500 2100 2400 0240 0220 0400 0800 0240 s0050 0600 C3 Cc Cc Cc C9 C9 ccc cc cocco C9 C9 C9 C3 C3 C9 C9 C9 C3 C3 C3 C9 C9 C9 C9 C9 KA Yield Uncert Abs 0 0000 0 0000 0 2300 The Industrial Nuclear Library Filename NaI indu nlb Nuclide Half Life Name Seconds Na 22 8 216E 007 Co 57 2 348E 007 Co 60 1 663E 008 Ba 133 3 330E 008 Cs 137 9 517E 008 Eu 152 4 273E 008 Ir 192 6 377E 006 Ra 226 5 049E 010 Th 232 4 434E 017 Am 241 1 364E 010 key line Energy keV 1274 122 136 1173 T332 GU zT 54 302 255 28293 661 121 244 344 778 867 964 1085 L112 1408 201 205 295 306 316 468 484 309 604 612 185 74 77 87 235 240 328 338 503 911 964 969 1588 1620 2614 595 550 061 474 228 492 997 400 851 013 848 657 782 697 279 904 373 079 869 069 DOG 311 794 956 455 506 069 575 581 411 462 ALA 810 110 300 632 986 000 320 191 204 766 971 200 500 533 541 Energy Uncert O O QO O E E E E E OOOO OGOGO OOO E E E OGOOGO E E E L E E L OGOGO GOG OOO O OO OGO O OGO O keV 020 000 000 UU 004 O01 001 001 001 001 003 000 001 001 002 03 018 024 US 003 007 000 000 000 000 2000 000 001 000 000 013 002 002 002 002 006 006 c
9. Cancel Report Help Figure 90 The Cumulative Dose Page The InSpector 1000 keeps a running total of the dose since the Cumulative Dose mem ory was last cleared and displays it in Dose mode Enable Cumulative dose clear check to allow the Clear Cumulative Dose function in the Setup Mode to be accessed Uncheck to prohibit clearing the dose memory while the InSpector is powered up Note that no matter how this parameter is set cumulative dose is always cleared when the InSpector s power is turned on Range sets the scale of the cumulative dose display in Dose mode The units are those selected in Dose Units on the Dose page Warning Enabled a warning is generated if the cumulative dose exceeds Threshold 128 Configuration Editor Alarm Enabled an alarm is generated if the cumulative dose exceeds Threshold Printing the Configuration File To both create and save a text file and produce a printout of the current configuration file click on Report then click on Print If you click on OK instead of Print the file will not be printed The text file will be created and will be saved to the default save path C GENIE2K REPFILES IN1KPREFS RPT Editing the RPT file has no ef fect changes can be made only through the Configuration Editor page 112 The Default Configuration Settings The following default parameters are restored to the InSpector when the Setup Reset Defaults function is invoked page 101
10. Engish Backlight Timeout en seconds Menu Timeout 5 seconds Home Made sPEC Instrument ID E Sample Infarmatian ID Quantity h NEN Tile InSpector 1O00spectum Collector N ame Location Type OF Cancel Report Help Figure 81 The General Page 117 The Maintenance Utility 118 General Note Note Force RECAL when instrument started forces an automatic energy calibration via the AUTO RECAL function each time the InSpector is started An IPRON 1 2 or 3 probe must be allowed to warm up for at least 5 minutes to achieve the gain stability required for successful calibration Because of this the Force RECAL when instrument started feature should not be used with these probes Easy Mode of Operation sets the InSpector for the Easy Mode defaults to LOCATOR screen Language the language to be used If the selected language is not installed on the InSpector English will be used Backlight Timeout how long the screen backlight stays on after the InSpector becomes inactive about 20 seconds after the last time the screen or keypad was touched Menu Timeout how long the menu stays visible Home Mode the mode in which the InSpector starts and which the Home button activates Instrument ID the name or identifying code for this InSpector This field is not available when editing in off line mode see Editing the Configuration Off Line page 112
11. THROUGHPUT gt 50 kcps INPUT COUNT RATE gt 500 kcps total ICR if not limited by detector probe LIVE TIME CORRECTION Live Time Correction LTC of spectral data PRESETS Live time preset 1 1 000 000 s Real time preset 1 1 000 000 s SPECTRAL DATA STORAGE More than 512 spectra of 1024 channels each CAM file format CHANNEL STORAGE 32 bits 169 Notes Index A Accessing the menus 6 Adjusting the probe s HV cutoff 142 Alarm priorities 144 Alert audio silencing 2553 Xo RG ue y EO Oo 4 OA e vows ow cms eee EEE we Oe a 18 23 isotope specific ls 21 neutron count rate 6 2o S mou ee KOS 19 Allow remote setup 100 Analysis sequence editing in Genie 2000 162 ies IMCIMUE s c oo 6 6 om x ew oe 145 starting an s 2233 0 ROEGX Ee 48 89 stopping GEL c e eu eb e WR E 49 89 Annunciator function 19 Annunciatorsetup ls 93 Audio alerts silencing 4 AWO TECI EE oa wee ee 66 B Background subtraction setup 97 Backlight screen amp 22 9o 68 XE RR l Battery hanging 2 i33 ae OR we Ew 147 Claremes voe xo os eee ee eee REUS 146 C Cables connecting ux x paco 5 ew x 132 Calibrating the touchpad 100 Calibration CMICICOCY s uate BSE UR ES SS 74 MO aos eo cL 71 loading a file s 268 RE 4 models described a ce oco 145 Calibration setup
12. The file will contain the spectrum s raw data the results all the current context param eters based on the current Analysis file any parameters changed in Setup Spec Setup page 96 and the data entered in Sample Info page 76 57 Spectroscopy Mode Open Select the Open button to open a Spectrum CNF file or a Sequence ASF file al ready resident in the InSpector s memory The Open Spectrum button will not be available if data acquisition is in progress or if a CNF file is already open Spectrum Analysis Sequence Whether you choose the Spectrum button or the Analysis Sequence button the InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file The file will be opened and displayed The Status Line Figure 43 displays the word File to remind you that this is a file not a live spectrum When a change has been made to the file the File indicator s color will change from cyan to gold indicating the file s changed status hannel 434 670 3 Key Counts 4304 Preset 300 0 f 300 0 Left 411 533 5 keV 27492 020 2 Right 483 748 8 kel Integral 2r 4582 0 Centroid 447 690 6 keV FWHM FWT 55 5 11
13. oe ous E energy calibration 70 Silencing the audio alerts 4 Sorting the NID datatables 26 Sound SEMP lt see ma ode Dux Paws X umo 99 Spec setup background subtraction 97 calibration ease anos irae Re UR ee ios 97 NID analysis lt gt es sa hoe ewe ee 97 peak analysis 96 Spectral data conventions 29 Spectroscopy mode function Keys s e s se un Dos E mee 33 395 Spectrum GOLIGGHINE Oe ror uv R R sx 36 aha 40 cursor MOVIN kom ov Yew wre dw 4 34 Stabilize function using 63 Stabilized probe using 14 62 Starting an analysis sequence 48 89 Starting data acquisition 36 Status ING Boece ee by ae oe oe Se os 31 Stopping an analysis sequence 49 89 Stopping data acquisition 37 173 System date time setup 99 T Time zone setup we ee eee x RR RES 99 Touchpad calibration 100 Transferring a file to the InSpector 2 sux 108 a file to the PC 229mm 107 ROI sets to the InSpector 110 Turning on the InSpector 2 U USB cable connecting oo 132 174 V Using the stabilized probe 14 62 Viewing an InSpector spectrum Virtual keyboard xx Kew x Ree x ca OWL uu eoe ue om RUE UM es T OE RO eS A CANBERRA Warranty Canberra we us our warrants to the customer you
14. s display backlight will illuminate the LCD display in low light or no light conditions but its use will reduce the operating time of the instrument The backlight can be configured to always be On always Off or to automatically turn off a specified number of seconds after the unit becomes inactive see Instrument Setup on page 98 Easy Mode of Operation 3 Easy Mode of Operation The InSpector is normally set for this mode of operation If your unit is set to the Stan dard Mode you ll find the information you need in the chapters on Dose Mode Loca tor Mode NID Mode and Spectroscopy Mode There are two main functions in the Easy Mode The Locator LOC function which lets you locate the source of radioactivity making it easy to locate lost hidden or contraband sources this page e The Nuclide Identifier NID function which identifies individual isotopes and their activity page 11 Locator Mode As soon as the Locator Mode is selected it begins operating displaying a histogram The Dose Rate is continuously evaluated and the warning and alarm levels are con stantly tracked by the InSpector As you scan an area with the InSpector s probe the change in intensity lets you locate the source of the radioactivity making it easy to precisely locate lost hidden or con traband sources When you select the Locator Mode you ll see a bar chart Figure 7 showing the in stantaneous radiation intensity qp 179
15. 136 List parameter changing lt 4 4s 38 Loading a calibration file oo Ex 4 an analysis sequencefile 87 an efficiency calibration file 74 an energy calibration file 66 ROIs from a file 23 99 92 45 Locate mode DUPOEODIE 2 5e 3o owe X xS 10 22 function keys oaoa 9 22 Location ofthe GM tube 136 Locator setup Ta occ ede quur M PRX EE 94 Maintenance utility Sar 12d ue om ox X E R DOE N 104 transferring a file to the InSpector 107 108 transferring ROI sets 110 viewing an InSpector spectrum 109 MCA Tep ses cee eu EO E pee iu E 08 MCS BED s As oo ak 9 REOR EOS 95 Memory resident files 6 G5 29 Menus accessing the 6 Models for efficiency calibration described 145 Moving the spectrum s cursor a 34 Navigating a parameters dialog 37 Neutron count rate alarm enabling x x oe de poo om oo oe 94 Neutron count rate alert 4 4 4 64 4 4 ee es 19 NID analysis setup 97 NID by nuclide correlation 164 NID mode display types ue 4 5 4 Ee n 11 24 function keys 11 24 INID SOLID s s s ee ee ee eee OW a Ce d 95 Nuclide library files included 145 Numeric parameter changing 27 Ob5enmp aie sy nes ox 39 9 om x Ex S 58 Overflow indicator i IDE 19 locator 10 23 Parameters dialog navigating ad
16. Figure 24 which will be seen only if a Neutron Probe is attached to the InSpector adds a Neutron Count Rate bargraph How Nuclide Information is Displayed Simple NID Display Selecting the first column s Previous Next Page 1 of 1 heading orders the column by Nuclide Type atomic mass Ir 111 Medical Industrial Industrial Selecting the last column s heading toggles the data be tween activity and dose rate Press Enter to start a new NID The header of the column that has been sorted will be underlined Figure 22 Simple Nuclide ID Composite NID Displays Selecting a column s heading sorts its data See Sorting Nuclide Type the NID Data on page 26 In 111 Medical Industrial Industrial qpPrevious Next Page 1 of 1 The header of the sorted col umn will be underlined Percent Error if displayed indicates the 1 sigma uncer M3EMIECEVCAMFILESYMaidemo nlb tainty of the activity Press Enter to Save Spectrum Confidence if displayed in Figure 23 Composite Nuclide ID dicates the percent confi dence that the nuclide identification 1s correct qpPrevious Next Page 1 of 1 A displayed before the ac Nuclide tivity value at the head of its column indicates that the de fault efficiency was used for analysis Gamma Dose Rate The Dose Neutron Nuclide Neutron Count Rate 71 66 cps ID screen Figure 24 will be GENIECE CAMFILES Mal_ANSI nilb seen only if a Neutron Probe Press Enter to star
17. Note If the Easy Mode of Operation parameter under General Instrument Settings is set to Disabled the Home Mode parameter above it 1s initially set to DOSELOGDIAL Instrument serial number Instrument identification 2 General Instrument Settings Language English Backlight timeout 30 seconds Menu timeout 10 seconds Home Mode NIDSIMPLE Do calibration adjustment at startup Disabled Easy Mode of Operation Enabled Button Enables DOSE button Enabled SPEC button Enabled LOC button Enabled NID button Enabled SETUP button Enabled SPEC gt File button Enabled SPEC gt MCA button Enabled SPEC gt CALIBRATE button Enabled SPEC gt DISPLAY button Enabled SPEC gt ANALYZE button Enabled SPEC gt FILE gt SAVE button Enabled SPEC gt FILE gt OPEN CLOSE button Enabled SPEC gt FILE gt OPEN gt SPECTRUM button Enabled SPEC gt FILE gt OPEN gt ANALYSIS button Enabled SPEC gt FILE gt DELETE button Enabled SPEC gt MCA gt TIME PRESET button Enabled SPEC gt MCA gt CLEAR button Enabled SPEC gt MCA gt STABILIZE button Enabled SPEC gt MCA gt HARDWARE button Enabled 129 The Maintenance Utility 130 SPEC gt DISPLAY gt ZOOM button SPEC gt DISPLAY gt ROI button SPEC gt DISPLAY gt SETTINGS button SPEC gt CALIBRATE gt EFFICIENCY gt LOAD button SPEC gt CALIBRATE gt ENERGY SHAPE button Dose Settings Gamma Dose display units Gamma Dose rate display range Gamma Dose warning Gamma Dose warning threshold Gamma Dose alarm Gamma Dose alarm th
18. PDF file format o e s ex s saaa ensus 141 Peak analysis setup s uk aem voe wd 96 Peak not found during recal 67 Power requirements 146 Preset fime seting uui oe we oe 36x s 60 Printing a configuration file 129 Priorities alarm 144 Probe COMMCCHNS ione m 3 o9 vox wD LE x 152 data format file uuu wor xs 141 efficiency files for i a es x mx I 42 146 energy calibration files for 146 HV cutoff adjustment 2 ax ke x 142 Recal 2o E 66 Recalibrating the InSpector 66 Relationship to Genie 2000 29 Remote setup enabling 100 Resident alis yhoo ek a oe Sad on ee we 29 Restore system defaults 101 ROIs DUG c Gate aeeusecaee sea ewe 111 Cleared oe sora e See p ee we 2 46 86 colors meaning of 111 creating asettotransfer 111 creating with an analysis routine 43 deleting on a c eise dom xem Eo 46 85 displaying loaded vs analysis generated 46 indexing jumping to 31 loading from a file eh ee we Ss 45 86 no E eee eee E E ee 111 Sample information entering 76 Saving a configuration 112 Screen layout ssc s saiet 94 a 30 5ereen protector ss vo re s kae PY ub rh a 136 Sequence file selecting 4 sos oon 47 Setting preset time ue 64444 oR ee ewe 60 the hardware gain vb w 8 we owe es 136 Show efficiency Calibrations
19. QA Analysis Save Datasource and Post NID Processing other than Dose by Isotope Genie 2000 s Analysis tpl and DataDmp tpl report templates are supported by the InSpector e If the New File setting is turned off in the Report step setup the InSpector s I1k rpt file may quickly grow very large reducing the amount of available memory If you re including a Peak Area step in your ASF you might want to omit residual peak search its completion time can be very long S501 must be installed on your Genie 2000 system If S501 is not installed editing the file on the Genie 2000 system will cause all S501 Gamma Analysis steps to be deleted from the file CAUTION If your ASF file contains any S501 Gamma Analysis steps 5 Test the updated analysis sequence by pressing the editor s Execute button 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the desired results are achieved except that in Step 3 you must select the sequence editor s Current button to reopen the sequence you re working on 7 Savethe completed analysis sequence with the editor s Store button 8 Use the Maintenance Utility s Send function page 108 to send the sequence file to the InSpector 9 With the file resident in the InSpector s memory use the InSpector s Spec File Open Analysis Sequence function to Load the sequence it will be used in all new analyses Note When analysis sequences are transferred between the PC and the InSpector file paths are
20. The InSpector 1000 Nal probes may be damaged if operated in a high dose field for an extended period of time the large light output from the crystal will cause a high cur rent in the photomultiplier tube which will cause a permanent degradation in the gain of the probe WARNING Ifyou increase or delete the cutoff value your probe can be permanently damaged The InSpector 1000 will automatically turn off the high voltage supplied to the Photomultiplier Tube if the dose rate from the GM detector exceeds the cutoff value listed column 1 of the following table The voltage will be restored when the dose rate falls to one half the cutoff value column 2 Probe Model Cutoff Dose Rate IPRON 1 1 5 x 1 5 20 000 uSv h IPRON 2 2 x 2 10 000 uSv h IPRON 3 3x3 4250 uSv h Changing the Cutoff Value If desired the cutoff value can be changed using the following procedure 1 Referring to Connecting a Probe or Communications Cable on page 132 connect the InSpector 1000 to a PC using the USB cable 2 Navigate to the folder Mobil Device My Computer GenieCE CTLFILES using the Windows CE Explorer Figure 98 Probe HV Cutoff Level Adjustment S CTLFILES File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e Back v d s Search ie Folders Address le GenieCE CTLFILES Folders Name Type Modified E Mobile Device a Analysis tpl DemoShieldTemplat 7 16 2003 12 17 00 PM my Computer E camdb dat Tex
21. in the figure 21 Locator Mode The bar graph s scale is shown below the bar 0 0 and 100 0 in the figure The number shown on the bar 76 87 cps in the figure is the current count rate If nuclides have been identified you can move from the Locator Mode to the Nuclide ID NID Mode by selecting the Enter key When configured for Dose Rate operation the dose results are updated once a The operation is limited to gamma fields within the usable range of the attached gamma probe Hard Key Functions 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery 1s being charged 3 Enter Change to the Nuclide ID Mode 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu changes the displayed mode 5 Left In the menu moves to the left through the menu in the Locator Mode halves the width of the dwell window and changes the dwell time 6 Right In the menu moves to the right through the menu in the Locator Mode doubles the width of the dwell window and changes the dwell time 7 Down Exits the menu and returns to the Locator display 8 Home Changes the display to the Home Mode selected in In strument Setup page 98 The Locate Mode Bargraph 22 The bargraph at the bottom of the screen can be made to read CPS counts per second or Dose Rate Monitor on page 95 As Dose Rate the bargraph shows the same data as the Simple dose display As CPS the bargraph shows the same data
22. 0 006 0 0014 0 0002 288 033 0 005 0 0010 0 0002 291 354 0 004 0 0054 0 0000 317 160 0 010 0 0078 0 0001 320 541 0 005 0 0029 0 0000 U 235 2 221E 016 143 760 0 020 10 9600 0 1400 185 715 0 005 57 2000 0 8000 U 238 1 410E 017 113 500 0 100 0 0102 0 0015 Pu 239 7 608E 011 129 296 0 001 0 0063 0 0001 375 054 0 003 0 0016 0 0000 413 713 0 005 0 0015 0 0000 key line The Nal Demo Nuclear Library Filename Naidemo nlb Nuclide Half Life Energy Energy Yield Yield Name Seconds keV Uncert keV Uncert Abs CO 57 2 341E 007 122 053 0 000 85 5100 0 1800 136 476 0 000 10 6000 0 1800 CO 60 1 663E 008 LA 4 ZG 0 000 100 0000 0 0000 13 32 2060 0 000 100 0000 0 0000 SR 85 5 602E 006 513 990 0 000 99 2700 0 0220 Y 88 9 210E 006 898 021 0 000 93 4000 0 4000 1836 010 0 000 99 3800 0 0200 CD 109 4 009E 007 88 032 0 000 3 7200 0 1100 SN 113 9 945E 006 391 688 0 000 64 9000 0 7000 CS 137 9 521E 008 661 650 0 000 85 1200 0 2300 CE 139 1 189E 007 165 8507 0 000 80 3500 0 0800 HG 203 4 026E 006 279 190 0 000 77 3000 0 8000 key line 159 Factory Installed Nuclide Libraries The Medical Nuclear Library Filename NaI med nlb Nuclide Name Ga 67 Tc 99m Pd 103 In 111 I 123 I 125 I 131 Xe 133 Ir 192 11204 key line Half Life Seconds 2 792B 005 163E 004 468E 006 423E 005 760E 004 mM F PN 5 140E 006 6 929H 005 4 534E 005 6 377E 006 2 631E 005 Ener keV 23 184
23. 0100 158 Co 60 Ga 67 Se 75 Tc 99M Pd 103 In 111 I 123 I 125 I 131 Ba 133 Ba 133u Xe 133 Cs 137 Ir 192 Tl1 201 1 663E 008 2 818E 005 1 035E 007 2 167E 004 1 468E 006 2 423E 005 4 777E 004 5 133E 006 6 947E 005 3 320E 008 3 313E 008 4 530E 005 9 521E 008 6 377E 006 2 625E 005 706 de Be 1332 93 184 300 66 265 121 136 198 264 219 303 400 140 142 322 39 62 294 357 497 171 245 159 346 440 OD 529 939 Als 27 CN ME 358 30 BU 284 364 036 722 80 216 302 95654 383 80 276 302 S502 383 30 354 80 3l 32 553 1955 661 295 308 316 468 69 el 540 216 486 100 577 219 052 734 116 000 606 658 542 924 657 SUB 680 200 748 410 980 450 080 280 400 1007 600 400 600 000 500 200 470 DUD 492 300 180 305 480 973 ILL 997 400 851 013 848 997 290 710 005 848 800 000 997 817 194 400 700 650 956 455 506 069 000 300 O QOO OOccOoOoOcOocoOoOcooocOooooocooooocoOocoocoooooococcocoocccocoocoocooccoocoooccoooccoococooocococcooococoooocooocoocooc cccococ oZo The NID by Nuclide Correlation Library 2220 000 000 000 010 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 s008 030 2 50 08
24. 0159 0016 0011 0008 0004 D O Oc 0c ccc ccc ccc cccocococcocooococooooococcocoooccoococoooocococcoozocccooc3ocxc 0240 0600 0200 0400 0160 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1400 0000 8000 20230 0700 0000 0600 0400 0400 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0040 0040 0000 0040 6000 0040 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 The ANSI Nuclear Library The ANSI Nuclear Library Filename Nal ANSI NLB Nuclide Half Life Energy Energy Yield Yield Name Seconds amp keV Uncert amp keV Uncert Abs Ra dau 3 156E 011 186 100 0 100 3 5000 0 0500 295 220 0 000 18 4000 0 0000 351 990 0 000 35 5000 0 0000 609 312 0 007 44 1000 0 5000 1120 287 0 010 14 4000 0 2000 1764 494 0 014 15 2000 0 2000 Th dau 433E 017 238 630 0 002 41 4000 0 3000 3384322 0 002 11 7000 0 3000 583 190 0 002 29 7000 0 3000 727 180 0 002 11 3000 0 3000 911 070 0 004 28 2000 0 7000 968 971 0 010 17 0000 0 4000 2614 530 0 013 34 5000 0 3000 K 40 030E 016 1460 810 0 000 10 6700 0 1100 Co 57 341E 007 122063 0 000 85 5100 0 1800 136 476 0 000 10 6000 0 1800 Co 60 663E 008 1173 216 0 000 100 0000 0 0000 1332 486 0 000 100 0000 0 0000 Ga 67 818E 005 93 311 0 005 39 2000 0 1000 184 577 0 010 21 2000 0 3000 300 219 0 010 16 8000 0 2200 Tc 99M 167E 004 140 508 0 000 89 0700 0 2400 In 111 423E 005 171 280 0 030 90 2000 1 0000 245 400 0 020 94 0000 1 0000 I 123
25. 6 44 xod eee RANA sm XE RAS EE RR AS R93 ms Bm AT 107 Send PullellOl a8 234 3 94 99994 9939 399292 9 9 EET EEN 108 View ine an Inspector Spectrum armos xs eee nhs eee eRe eee eG SEs 109 Sonde RONS IS lt 6ueceeent Gade e ee eben BAPE eE ES BELO H HE SS 110 Dennis specum ROIS ae eee eee bee eee Pee eed eee ee eae 935 111 Configuration Editor uu 2 2 xm xU mm Saeko ewe Ae eee BUR qd I5 112 Saving the Configuration uou uos x www Bae 9 wx ow m ESSE eue 112 Editing a Configuration File on Your PC lll eee 112 The aa Pates CPC TTTT 113 TBe DOSE Pace 2 xe Gan wee Pe x OX RUE w eee ERE Eee ER eee RR 114 Tbe Neuton Pane cutee iwae eee Ghee eee o Gee ee dae ese ate asses 116 The General Page PC 117 Toe bocator Pave 2g ee taape a a e ea a he 7I 119 Whe MICA Pate see a eaes eee erep 995 A 4e 9 Rd Eus 121 THE NUDPace 2 295949 R9 5 3 x RES S W AES SR 123 The Sound Pace 23293 3592 2 249 245W9229929495X45w9 J 5439 124 The Cumulative Dose Pape ss sc sis seriea nrk rarega aa nage ea 128 Printing the Configuration File oaa ee ee 129 The Default Configuration Settings e a uox m ew Reb Eos m X oe ASE RE e 129 C Technical Reference 132 Connecting the Inspectors Cables x xor oto o kom dedo Roo Ro ox R3 X o 152 Where tO CONNECT x 9x 929x445 eee ee eh ee hee Behe eta ees 132 How tO COUMECE 224 emcee emanate hese ee eae ee ee ee RW SG m EI 132 How to Connect a Gamma Prove 3 s noe Eu x
26. HEIC HH du uos ue amp chus P E Ex 59 opening a 2 ewe Rodeo om Rec eed 58 transferring to the InSpector 108 transferring tothe PC 107 Full calibration 433 4 oad ce xs 71 Function keys DOSE mode soosoo ser eres ew Eee 16 Locate mode 9 22 NID mod uu ew umore 11 24 Spectroscopy mode 33 55 G S nur a file EC 107 GM tube location of 136 172 Hardware gain setting 136 Hardware settings uuo oko Re 60 Home mode accessing 2229 x32 5 How to analyze a spectrum a uw aes gue uia 47 clear all ROIS aoc om RR o a 46 collect a spectrum euo e nux s 40 delete one ROL aaa 46 load a calibration file 4 select an analysis sequence 47 start an analysis sequence 48 89 stop an analysis sequence 49 89 Indexing tothe next ROI jl Information pages sec me m ex xs TI InSpector GITE se a E RT R e R a e 155 connecting tothe PC 106 creating an ASF fOr v eeu ee aes 162 fecalibrating amp s ace XR be ee ed 66 Cline onthe uo ue e e oe mox Sx Ue 2 Instrument setup lll 98 IO STPUIEI se aide oe eG oe wo E RE 98 ROUNG S c x oboe ve ee ee ode Bos 99 Isotope icon NID mode 20 Isotope specificalerts 27 J Jumping tothe next ROI 31 K Keyboard virtual 38 L LCD screen protector
27. ICR as the Composite dose display Alerts Overflow Indicator If the bargraph s data is beyond the selected scale a right pointing triangle appears at the right end of the bargraph circled in Figure 8 118 58 cps gt Figure 21 CPS Overflow Indication Alerts If the low level warning and or high level alarm thresholds for Dose Rate Cumulative Dose and or Neutron Count Rate page 91 are exceeded you will be alerted to the condition in several ways Warning Indicators If the low level Warning threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to yel low If the Enable parameter for either of these warnings is set to On the audio alert for that warning will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and gold Alarm Indicators If the high level Alarm threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to red If the Enable parameter for either of these alarms is set to On the audio alert for that alarm will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and ma roon Turning Off the Audio Alerts See Turning off the Audio Alerts on page 4 23 Nuclide ID Mode 6 Nuclide ID Mode When data has been acquired and analyzed The NID nuclide identification Mode provides continuous real time identification of individual isotopes with their activity calculation The results for all identified isotopes are displayed as a chart In the Com posite display
28. IProbe Before you can use a new IProbe you must calibrate the system by performing an Auto Recalibration page 66 using a mono line source such as the Model CSRCCS x a 3 Cs calibration source For the greatest calibration accuracy follow this with a Full energy calibration page 71 using a multipeak gamma source such as Canberra s Model MGS 3 Calibration Standard The Probe s High Voltage If the high voltage is changed for a particular IProbe the new value will be stored in the InSpector the probe itself does not remember the change Therefore this probe s default high voltage setting stored in the probe will be used when connecting this probe to another InSpector Using a Different Probe If a different IProbe is attached to this InSpector the new IProbe s calibration infor mation will be used if it s available in the InSpector s memory If the new IProbe has not been calibrated with this InSpector the probe s defaut calibration will be used The Generic Geometry The geometry for the generic efficiency calibration assumes a point source 25 cm from the probe Intelligent Probes Communications Interface Pinout The communications connector allows for a USB or a diagnostic RS 232 connection to the instrument The pinout for the InSpector s Communication Interface Connector is shown in the following table Pin Signal Description Number In Out Relative to the InSpector 1 U
29. Probe is connected to the InSpector two more displays are available Dose Neutron Displays the current Gamma Dose Rate and the Neutron Count Rate as bargraphs Figure 16 Composite Neutron Displays the current Gamma Dose Rate the Cumulative Gamma Dose and the Neutron Count Rate as bargraphs Figure 17 GAMMA DOSE RATE GAMMA DOSE RATE NENNEN S 0 0 COA ATIVE GAMA DOSE NEUTRON COUNT RATE JEU IR ONY COU RATE 100 0 100 0 PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE Figure 16 Dose Neutron Display Figure 17 Composite Neutron Display Dose Alerts If the low level warning and or high level alarm thresholds for Dose Rate Cumulative Dose and or Neutron Count Rate page 91 are exceeded you will be alerted to the condition in several ways Warning Indicators If the Warning threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to yellow If the Enable parameter for either of these warnings is set to On the audio alert for that warning will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and gold Alarm Indicators If the Alarm threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to red If the Enable parameter for either of these alarms is set to On the audio alert for that alarm will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and ma roon 18 Neutron Count Rate Alert Turning Off the Audio Alerts See Turning off the Audio Alerts on page 4 Overflow Indicato
30. a Parameters Dialog To navigate a Parameters Dialog such as MCA Presets Figure 35 e Select the Enter key to nik T 9 MCA Presets Elo the first text box NIC Time Each time you select Time 300 0000 the key the highlight Units seconds will move down one text box at a time then Mode Real to the soft buttons then back to the top of Q Y the dialog Ok Cancel To cancel a dialog box without savings any Figure 35 A Typical Parameters Dialog changes select the Home key the Cancel button or the red Q in the upper right corner of the dialog Changing a Numeric Parameter Move the highlight to a numeric text box for instance Time Only the first digit is highlighted showing that this is a numeric parameter Use the Up Down Arrow keys to increase decrease the value of the highlighted digit 37 Spectroscopy Tutorials Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move forward back through the digits Repeatedly select the Enter key until the Ok and Cancel buttons are highlighted then select the Up Arrow Ok to apply the change Note If you enter an invalid value the system will change it to the closest valid value when you select Enter The Virtual Keyboard Numeric parameters can also be changed by selecting the virtual keyboard icon ER in the upper right corner of the screen Using a stylus or a fingernail e Select the left or right arrow key in the lower right corn
31. about the current spectrum can be displayed below the spectrum in an information page page 77 The Status Line The Status Line at the bottom of the screen Figure 27 displays several status indica tors Figure 27 The Status Bar The current instrument status Idle Acquiring High Field Stabilized Hold No Probe or ERROR 31 Spectroscopy Tutorials The current analysis status Analyzing or ERROR The audio icons disable enable an active Annunciator or Alarm Warning audio output gt The Annunciator output is active only if the Annunciator page 19 has been enabled Selecting the audio icons will turn the Annunciator audio off and put a red X through the Annunciator icon gt If any enabled Warning or Alarm threshold is exceeded page 91 its programmed sound page 99 will be heard Turning Off the Audio Alerts gt Selecting the audio icons a second time will turn the Alarms audio off and put a red X through the Alarms icon Ez gt Select the icons again to re enable the first audio output and a second time to re enable the second audio output gt If the Annunciator has not been enabled its icon will always be disabled Only the Alarms icon can be toggled between on and off There are two power icons One KiF shows that the InSpector is using an external power source the other shows that the internal battery FAS is powering the unit and shows the battery charge remaining Fra A H
32. adjust the probe so that the peak will appear in the right place in the spectrum and the energy calibration is valid 5 If peak has shifted a large amount the InSpector may have to adjust the probe s voltage this is not as accurate as adjusting the probe gain The InSpector will inform you that the voltage was changed and you should repeat Manual Recal to fine tune the adjustment 69 Spectroscopy Mode Show Select the Show button to display the energy calibration as a graph and its equation Figure 51 Tvpe Energy 1579 0 S 2 10 0 0 0 Ae 512 0 E 1 000e 001 2 998e 000 Ch 2 560e 004 Ch 2 Figure 51 Show Energy Calibration Type To display different type of curve e Select the Enter button to move the highlight to the Type list box Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move through the list of curve types As the name of each type is shown in the list box its curve will be displayed 70 Calibrate Coeff The Coefficients screen Figure 52 lets you view or manually enter the Offset Slope and Quadratic coefficients for the Energy Calibration and the Offset and Slope coeffi cients for the FWHM calibration Energy Calibration EO Energy Calibration FWHM Calibration Offset 10 000 Offset 5 0000 Slope 2 9980 Slope 1 0000 Quadratic 0 0003 9 Q9 Figure 52 Energy Coefficients Full Select Full energy calibration to fine tune the detector s energy cali
33. data Acquisition the percent Dead Time and the Elapsed and Preset values for both Live Time and Real Time Acg Start 8 1 2003 3 49 14 PM Elapsed Preset Dead Time 0 00 Live Time 300 0 1 300 0 Real Time 300 0 6000 0 Figure 58 The Time Page 78 Info Display The Display page Figure 59 includes the display window s Start and End Channels by number and energy the display s current VFS vertical full scale and if the cursor is in an ROI its Net and Total CPS counts per second Start Ch 1 1 5 keV Current ROI End Ch 1024 1654 0 keV Met CPS 27272 BO VF 32K Total CPS 27272 60 Figure 59 The Display Page Nuclide The Nuclide page Figure 60 includes the Analysis Sequence description the Identi fied nuclide at the cursor s position and any other potential nuclides found In Library Analysis Nal Analysis In Library CO 57 Identified 70 57 Figure 60 The Nuclide Page Sample The Sample page Figure 61 describes the current sample s descriptive information that will be saved with spectral data This data is used in reports when saved spectra are uploaded to a host PC None of these values have any significance in analysis ex cept the quantity ID 144 BR S Quantity 2 00 Geometry Type Time 5 27 2003 3 55 28 PM Efficiency SCIONIZSXx3EF CAL Figure 61 The Sample Page D an identifier for the sample being measured Quantity the amount of sample being measur
34. ee eRe EER Re se te HE es 87 Sarine an ADalySiS ee s ew ce m Ra usw eee eee x m EEE EERE SE 89 Stopping an Analysis Gc excom eee eRe ee ee eee ee eee Wow 5 rda 89 Setup Mode ee ee 90 SOO MOUS 2424 daw m RA EX AS EEUuEAaS RS RGmAGSSSES4E xS 44 De 90 Navigating the Setup Dialogs e uium eae wo X eRe wee EEE 9x kx EERE 90 Specifying a Memory Resident File 22 2222 91 DSS S Re eee Eo ee Ghee wee 9954495953459 eRT 91 Uts and Rih Ge es ersa aai enma e e 91 Dose Rate Waning s s sw rossini RWSESEXAXX43 34425 x 9544533 92 Dose Kate Al cuo Ae wx URS HOM ee ee eee RUE NAE d SE S 92 ANNUNCIATO ss e ss as eee ee ewe OB eee ee ee ee 93 Cumulative Dose Warning 9x ox Row EE Rec xk ERE eee Ee HE ES 95 Cumulative Dose Alani e s s sec seaga hee o9 OW ORO SO VE hee e Eee eee 95 Neutron Count Rate Alarm eee eee hrs 94 WOCatOr 1 2 ae ee eee eG eee eee EEE eee eee Gee 94 Evo e cee ees eee e ene ee ee Pee Re Aw eee eee eee eae ee ee 94 MGS 463 2 2 33x09 380 SOR AO UAM AM BOR SUR POR SRM S SOR bine heehee A Bak 95 NID SOUP xw 933 ee ee ktesaeeseeeaaed Se ounaesasesaeeeseaeee 95 DDOCODDUID 3 2 94 3 95 9 4 925 9899 99345 9x94 5599 559329524 96 Peak Analysis e sow BAKO wea Oo BRA S ROREOUm a E ORO ES BEER EE 96 NID Analysis o 44242864548 2a ee wu PP XE x ROB V TE eee ee ee eS a 27 Background Subtraction 244 s mox 39 xo pup m UR Ee eee o RO 3 403 3 97 vi Calibration Sep s
35. gt Type is the type of probe The only value allowed is Nar this is the default if Type is not explicitly specified gt Version is optional it indicates the tag version e Name must be specified and indicates the class of probe and is intended to indicate to the InSpector which set of characterization data is to be used The names of the current standard probes are K ScionixXIR5x1R5 The Scionix1 5x1 5 Nal detector Model IPRON 1 K Scionix2x2 The Scionix 2x2 Nal detector Model IPRON 2 gt Scionix3x3 The Scionix 3x3 Nal detector Model IPRON 3 Names for new probes may be added at any time e SerialNumber must be specified and is the serial number of the probe The SerialNumber must be from 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters dash and underscore are allowed e HV must be specified and is the HVPS setting that will place the Cs 661 65 keV peak at 22 of full scale assuming a 3072 keV range The value of HV 141 Technical Reference can be any standard fixed point or floating point numeric value using the period as the decimal separator 1 e 1000 1000 00 and 1 0E03 are all acceptable e Resolution is the resolution in percent of the 661 65 keV peak 1 e the FWHM in keV divided by 661 65 this tag is optional The value of Resolution can be any fixed point of floating point numeric value using the period as the decimal separator Probe HV Cutoff Level Adjustment AN 142
36. gt arrow showing that there is at least one more set of buttons at this level The area just below the menu displays the path you ve followed to get to this point In this example you can see that you have gotten here by having selected SPEC f you want to set the MCA s preset parameters select the MCA button in the first spectroscopy menu level Figure 30 CALIBRATE Figure 30 The MCA Menu 35 Spectroscopy Tutorials n the next menu level select Preset Time Figure 33 misc EIS HARDWARE CLEAR STABILIZE SETTINGS ALL Figure 33 Preset Time Menu This will open the MCA Presets dialog Figure 35 How to Acquire Data To start acquiring data select the Enter key Note If the File Open menu selection has been used to open a Spectrum CNP file data acquisition will be disabled Starting Acquisition When you select the Enter gt x key with acquisition off you ll see Figure 32 Acquire is off Do you want to e You can start a New acquisition OrSave existing data Save New and start a new acquisition Figure 32 Starting Data Aquisition 36 How to Navigate a Parameters Dialog Stopping Acquisition When you select the Enter 9 x key with acquisition on T you ll see Figure 34 Acquire is on Do you want to e You can stop acquisition and Clear data G o Youcan Stop acquisition without clearing data Figure 34 Stopping Data Acquisition How to Navigate
37. hard buttons allow the user quick access to all modes and to switch from one mode to another with one push of a button Even with gloved hands the user can also use the touch screen instead of these hard keys The intuitive user interface provides the ultimate flexibility in field operations InSpector 1000 is readily usable without the need of extensive training and also offers high level spectrometry analysis capabilities for expert use One click simplicity masks the powerful spectral processing built within this instrument This instrument provides a level of performance previously available only in sophisticated computer based laboratory systems It offers the full power of Canberra s time tested spectrum processing algorithms minimizing false positive identifications while improving sensitivity for low level shielded and mixed sources or sources hidden by natural or legitimate radioactive materials Moreover the use of Digital Signal Processing technology improves the overall signal acquisition performance this results in increased stability accuracy consistency and reproducibility in a Smart probe instrument XI Notes 1 Introduction The InSpector 1000 s software runs under the Windows CE operating system Though it may seem that other Windows CE applications could be run on the InSpec tor doing so will cause undesirable results and may void your warranty About This Manual The nSpector 1000 User s Manua
38. list Use the Left Right c5137 roi Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to Figure 39 An ROI File List confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file Note If ROIs loaded from a file are present in a spectrum they will prevent the dis play of ROIs generated from an analysis routine Clearing the loaded ROIs will allow the generated ROIs to be displayed Deleting One ROI Select Delete to remove the current ROI the one with the cursor in it from the dis play The ROI s data will not be changed Clearing All ROIs Select Clear to remove all ROIs from the spectrum The ROIs data will not be changed 46 How to Analyze a Spectrum How to Analyze a Spectrum Spectrum analysis is performed by an analysis sequence file ASF The InSpector al ways has at least one ASF loaded How to Select a Different Sequence File Since the InSpector can include several ASF files there may be a time when you need to change the one being used To load another ASF select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE LJ DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO CLOSE DELETE SPECTRUM I LI STR SEQUENCE 47 Spectroscopy Tutorials The InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from Figure 40 Use the Up Down Arrow keys
39. stabilization is complete and acquisition can be restarted 14 Using a Stabilized Probe f you enter a high radiation area High Field will be displayed at the bottom of the screen data acquisition will stop the probe s high voltage and its blue LED will be turned off When you leave the High Field area the high voltage will be turned on again and the LED will start blinking as the probe begins stabilizing When the LED glows steadily stabilization is complete and acquisition can be restarted 15 Dose Mode 4 Dose Mode The Dose Mode which is always running in the background measures and displays the instantaneous Dose Rate the amount of radiation being measured at this moment You can choose any of several displays each providing different data Dose Rate Equivalent The InSpector 1000 reports the dose rate equivalent on 10 mm of human tissue H 10 It does not report surface tissue dose Therefore the values reported by the InSpector will not be the same as those reported by instruments using surface methods Hard Key Functions 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery 1s being charged 3 Enter Change to the Locator Mode 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu changes the displayed mode 5 Left In the menu moves to the left 6 Right In the menu moves to the right 7 Down Exits the menu and returns to the Dose display 8 Home Changes the disp
40. to move the highlight bar Back Forward Select 3 2 through the list Use the Left Right nar ecalast nai analvsis asf Arrow keys to move to Sty the previous next page of files Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file Select the Ok button to confirm your choice Figure 40 A Typical ASF File List e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file How to Start the Analysis With a spectrum present on the screen select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start The spectrum will be analyzed according to the instructions in the currently selected ASF 48 How to Analyze a Spectrum During an acquisition and analysis you can switch to NID mode in order to view the existing NID results which are updated as soon as the latest analysis sequence has fin ished execution How to Stop the Analysis When the Analyze button is selected its legend changes from start to abort So to stop an executing analysis all you have to do is select the Analyze button again The analy sis will stop DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO abort 49 Spectroscopy Tutorials How to Use Sample Info The Sample Information dialog lets you add identifying data for the current sample for inclusion in reports Entering Sample Information To en
41. u Activity uncertainty made Activity Uncertainty OF Cancel Report Help Figure 84 The NID Page e Activity dose display enabled allows the display of dose for each isotope in Dose Composite mode and allows the NID Simple mode s activity column to be toggled between activity and dose rate 123 The Maintenance Utility e Activity display units sets the activity units for the display Bg or uCi Activity uncertainty mode sets the default uncertainty in Composite mode percent uncertainty at sigma or percent confidence The Sound Page The tabbed sections of the Sound Page control the sounds made when warnings and alarms are generated for Dose Rate Cumulative Dose Activity Low Battery and Neu tron Figures 85 89 The sound made for each event is determined by four parameters e Sound the type of noise made Some of selections are continuous sounds such as Siren some are a single discrete sound such as Handclap Note the pitch of the sound made There are a number of choices ranging from Low C to High G Some of the selections are combinations of C and G notes nterval the rate in seconds at which the sound 1s made Length how long in seconds that the sound is made The Length field is available only for continuous sounds Not applicable to the Low Battery alert Example If the sound chosen is Telephone with Interval of 3 seconds and Length of 1 second a one second tele
42. vertical scale of the spectrum display to automatically display all data e MCA Axis labels removes axes tick marks and labels from the display MCA display gridlines an x y grid is overlaid on the spectrum e Y scale mode the mode of display for the Counts axis e X scale mode the mode of display for the Channels Energy axis e Spectrum draw mode how the spectrum is displayed choices are 121 The Maintenance Utility 122 Points a single dot is shown for each channel value Line a connected line is drawn between the highest channel values e Fill same as Line but the area below the curve is filled in e Y scale max value if Autoscale is not enabled sets the vertical scale of the spectrum display in counts e X axis units if Axis labels are enabled determines whether the X axis 1s shown as Channels or Energy e Status page sets the default Info page displayed below the spectrum The following settings are used when a new probe detector is connected Energy Range the approximate energy range desired e Number of Channels the number of channels used in the spectrum The possible choices depend on Energy Range Range is 384 keV 256 or 512 channels Range is 768 keV 256 512 or 1024 channels gt Range is 1536 keV 256 512 1024 or 2048 channels gt Range is 3072 keV 256 512 1024 2048 or 4096 channels The following settings are used in energy recalibration functions AUTO RECA
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45. 00 cps 0 0 10000 0 Figure 7 Locator Mode in Counts per Second Locator Mode The most current data 1 e time now is the right end of the display As time advances data will move to the left n Figure 7 the display s x axis is calibrated in counts The width of the graph in time is the figure below the right end of the graph The y axis is calibrated in CPS or Dose Rate units selected in Monitor page 95 its range can be changed and Autoscale can be enabled both selected in Locator page 94 When configured for Dose Rate operation the dose results are updated once a second Hard Key Functions 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off Charge Light whenever the battery is being charged 2 3 Enter Starts stops data acquisition 4 Up No function in this mode 5 Left Halves the width of the dwell window and changes the dwell time 6 Right Doubles the width of the dwell window and changes the dwell time 7 Down No function in this mode 8 Home Changes the display back and forth between the LOCate and NID modes Changing to the NID Mode To change the display to the NID Mode page 11 select the isotope icon or the keypad s Home key Easy Mode of Operation The Locate Mode Bargraph The bargraph at the bottom of the screen can be made to read CPS counts per second or Dose Rate page 95 As Dose Rate the bargraph shows the same data as the Sim ple dose dis
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47. 5 2 kew Figure 43 Opened Spectrum File 58 MCA Close Select Close to close the spectrum most recently opened from a file This command is available only if a file has been opened Note An acquired spectrum cannot be closed you can only Save it Delete When you choose to Delete a file the InSpector will show you a list of spectrum files to choose from Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to delete the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without deleting a file MCA The MCA Menu lets you select the Preset Time change some of the InSpector s set tings clear the display and use the instrument s Stabilizer DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A HARDWARE STABILIZE SETTINGS o9 Spectroscopy Mode Preset Time The Preset Time command lets you define the period of time allowed for data collec tion Preset Values The Preset Values command defines the absolute time the time units and the preset mode If you enter the preset using units other than seconds the time will be converted to and stored as the equivalent number of seconds when you select Ok Time Selects the value of preset time The combination of Time and Units determines
48. 777E 004 158 970 0 050 83 3000 0 4000 528 960 0 050 1 3911 0 0500 I 125 133E 006 35 492 0 001 6 6800 0 1300 I 131 947E 005 284 305 0 005 6 1400 0 0700 364 480 0 000 81 2000 1 1000 636 973 0 000 7 2600 0 1000 722 911 0 005 1 7700 0 0300 Ba 133 313E 008 80 997 0 003 34 0600 0 2700 356 005 0 000 60 0000 3 0000 Xe 133 532E 005 80 997 0 000 36 7200 0 7000 Cs 137 521E 008 661 650 0 000 85 1200 0 2300 T1 201 625F 005 135 340 0 040 2 5650 0 0240 167 430 0 070 10 0000 0 0600 U 233 024E 012 291 354 0 004 0 0054 0 0000 317 160 0 010 0 0078 0 0000 U 235 221E 016 143 760 0 020 10 9600 0 1400 185 715 0 005 57 2000 0 8000 Np 237 766E 013 86 477 0 010 12 4000 0 4000 143 249 0 020 0 4300 0 0200 U 238 409E 017 49 550 0 060 0 0640 0 0080 113 500 0 100 0 0102 0 0014 U238 dau 409E 017 63 290 0 020 4 8400 0 4900 92 600 0 250 5 5700 0 9000 1001 030 0 000 0 8500 0 0000 Pu 239 605E 011 98 780 0 300 0 0012 0 0000 129 294 0 000 0 0063 0 0000 413 712 0 000 0 0015 0 0000 Am 241 366E 010 59 540 0 000 36 3000 0 0000 Pu 241 528E 008 164 610 0 020 1 8520 0 0180 208 000 0 010 21 1400 0 2300 key line 161 Using ASFs E Using ASFs An Analysis Sequence File ASF can be created or edited in Genie 2000 then the Maintenance Utility can be used to copy it to the InSpector In addition to the editing example on this page this appendix describes two Genie 2000 analysis algorithms of interest to the InSpector user e The NID by Nu
49. AMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A A PRESET HARDWARE STABILIZE TIME SETTINGS HOLD 63 Spectroscopy Mode 2 The InSpector will ask you to Select the stabilization reference peak in the spectrum Figure 46 then press the ENTER key Select Reference Peak and press Enter Figure 46 Select the Reference Peak Note The selected stabilization peak must always be present and free from interfer ence from nearby peaks while stabilization is on 3 An ROI will be painted on the peak s stabilization window The InSpector will ask you to Accept the reference peak by selecting the Up Arrow Figure 4T Stabilization will start Accept as Stabilization Peak YES UP button NO DOWN button Figure 47 Accepting the Stabilizer Peak The Stabilizer is now On If you re enter the Stabilize menu you ll see that you can choose only Hold or Off Stabilization On will automatically be switched to Off e If the High Voltage or any of the Gains are manually adjusted If one of the Recal functions is executed f you enter a high dose rate field e If you disconnect connect the probe Stabilization Hold will automatically be switched to Off if the high voltage gain or LLD settings are manually adjusted 64 Calibrate Calibrate The Calibrate menu offers both Energy and Efficiency calibration Energy Calibration establishes a relationship between the spectrum s channels and their energy levels By calibrating at least
50. C 2000ms length 2000 ms Rectangle Mid G 3000 ms length 0 ms 131 Technical Reference C Technical Reference This Technical Reference includes much useful information about the InSpector 1000 not covered elsewhere Connecting the InSpector s Cables This section tells you how to connect the USB and Probe cables to your InSpector The Gamma Probe connection is on page 133 and the Gamma Probe plus Neutron Probe connections are on page 134 Where to Connect The communications cable USB or RS 232 connects to the left connector marked es in Figure 91 The probe cable connects to the right connector marked DET Figure 91 The Cable Connectors How to Connect Both cables use a circular Hirose HR10B series microconnector The proper way to mate the connector with the InSpector 1s illustrated in Figure 92 To connect the cable hold the plug at point B align the guides on the plug and the receptacle then push straight in The receptacles locations are shown in Figure 91 The plug and receptacle should mate easily if resistance is felt stop pushing and realign the guides before try ing again Removing the Cable To remove the cable hold the plug at point A and pull straight out 132 Connecting the InSpector s Cables Panel Receptacle Plug Figure 92 Connecting the Cables How to Connect a Gamma Probe Referring to Where to Connect and How to Connect on page 132 attach the coiled cable betw
51. CA X axis units MCA axis labels MCA display gridlines MCA spectrum draw mode Default MCA status page Preset time mode Preset real time Preset live time Number of channels Energy range Calibration source energy Calibration count time Calibration source minimum count rate RECAL search window width NID Mode Settings Activity display units Activity dose display Activity uncertainty display mode Sound Settings Master volume Gamma Dose warning sound and note Gamma Dose warning interval Gamma Dose alarm sound and note Gamma Dose alarm interval Cumulative Gamma Dose warning sound amp note Cumulative Gamma Dose warning interval Cumulative Gamma Dose alarm sound and note Cumulative Gamma Dose alarm interval Activity warning sound and note Activity warning interval Activity alarm sound and note Activity alarm interval Low battery alarm sound and note Low battery alarm interval Neutron alarm sound and note Neutron alarm interval Configuration Editor Enabled Square Root 100000 counts Linear Energy Enabled Disabled Fill Nuclide Real 300 seconds 300 seconds 512 1536 keV 661 65 keV 30 seconds 0 cps 10 FWHM UC 1 Enabled Activity Uncertainty 100 Siren Hi C 3000 ms length 1000 ms Siren Hi C 3000 ms length 0 ms Sin Wave Hi C 3000 ms length 1000 ms Sin Wave Hi C 3000 ms length 0 ms Whistle Low C G 3000 ms length 1000 ms Whistle Low C G 3000 ms length 0 ms Cowbell Mid
52. Dual Linear Empirical or Interpolated To choose a different model press the Enter button The model you choose is valid only for the current Show display the model will default to Dual the next time you open the Show screen Note The chosen model affects only the current Show display the model used for analysis is set in the analysis sequence s efficiency step For technical information about the four efficiency models refer to Efficiency Calibra tion Models on page 145 fo Spectroscopy Mode Sample Info The Sample Info dialog lets you enter information about the current spectrum DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start The Sample Info dialog Figure 55 lets you to enter information about the current sample The data you enter will remain in memory until the InSpector is switched off and will be included each time you Save a spectrum page 57 Sample Information SIG ID Quantity A Collector Name Location 9 L Figure 55 Sample Information 76 Info e ID is a textual sample identification of your choice Quantity lets you enter the sample s quantity Calculated activities are divided by this value so that if the quantity is set to 1 the default total activity 19 reported If any other value is entered concentration is reported Collector Name lets you enter the name of the person who collected the sample e Location is
53. FWHM of each other will be discarded At least three energies are required Note that a certificate file will automatically be created the file contains the photopeak energies of the selected nuclides The name of the file is created using the names of the selected nuclides Select the peak match tolerance this determines how far from its predicted position each calibration peak can be and still be considered a valid peak To change the tolerance value select the Enter key to highlight the FWHM value then edit the value Select Enter to move the highlight to the Previous and Ok buttons and then select the Right Arrow key to proceed A larger tolerance value allows more variation between the current calibration and the actual position of the peaks but also increases the possibility of false matches Calibrate If Do FWHM Calibration is set to Yes a FWHM calibration will be performed at the same time Set this parameter to No to perform only the energy calibration To calibrate the probe place the calibration source on the detector when prompted then select Ok to start acquisition When you judge that sufficient data has been collected press Enter to stop the acquisition The peaks found in the spectrum will be matched against the photopeak energies specified in the certificate or nuclide library new calibration coefficients calculated and the resulting plot of channel vs energy displayed If the results are acceptable
54. File lt not performed gt Nuclide ID Library Used NGENIECENCAMFILESNNal ANSI 4 NLB Efficiency ID POINT _ 1M_1G CC Ck ck WCK Ck Ck Kok Kok CK KCk Kok Kok Ck o KCKk Kok Kok Ko Ko Ko KK KK KK CK KK KK KK KE KR KE KG KK KG KK KO KK KK KR KK KR KK KR KK WA KR KG KG KG KG KG XA Kk Kk ko Kk ck X MENOS US INTERFERENCE CORRECTED REPORT ERRAR Ck Ck WKCk WCk WKCck Kok Ko kk Kok Kok Ko kk KCk Kok Kok Kok CK KCK Kok Kok CK KK Kok KK Ko Ko Ko KCK o KCK Kok Ko kk Kok Kok Kok Kok ok L Kok k ko kk Nuclide Wt mean Wt mean Wt mean Nuclide id Activity Activity Activity Name Confidence Bq S Size Uncertainty Uncertainty K 40 0 982 2 206EF 04 2 933E 03 13 30 Cs 137 0 990 2 442E 05 7 025E 03 2 88 nuclide is part of an undetermined solution X nuclide rejected by the interference analysis nuclide contains energy lines not used in Weighted Mean Activity Uncertainty quoted at 1 000 sigma KKKKKKKKKK UN IDENTIFIED P EAK S KKKKKKKKKK Peak Energy Peak Size in Peak CPS No keV Counts per Second Uncertainty F if 73 97 3 692E 00 16 28 F 2 435 76 1 128E 01 5 36 M First peak in a multiplet region Other peak in a multiplet region Fitted singlet Hj 2 II 53 Spectroscopy Tutorials 54 CAM Parameters For reporting purposes these CAM variables are used Inspector Data Field ID Quantity Collector Name Location CAM Parameter CAM T SIDENT CAM F SQUANT CAM T SCOLLNAME CAM T SLOCTN 8 Spectroscopy Mode The Sp
55. InSpector 1000 Digital Hand Held MCA User s Manual 9236111C V1 1 IIo 9001 SYSTEM C C CERTIFIED Body 9236119C Copyright 2004 Canberra Industries Inc All rights reserved The material in this document including all information pictures graphics and text is the property of Canberra Industries Inc and is protected by U S copyright laws and international copyright conventions Canberra expressly grants the purchaser of this product the right to copy any material in this document for the purchaser s own use including as part of a submission to regulatory or legal authorities pursuant to the purchaser s legitimate business needs No material in this document may be copied by any third party or used for any commercial purpose or for any use other than that granted to the purchaser without the written permission of Canberra Industries Inc Canberra Industries 800 Research Parkway Meriden CT 06450 Tel 203 238 2351 FAX 203 235 1347 http www canberra com The information in this document describes the product as accurately as possible but is subject to change without notice Printed in the United States of America InSpector and Genie are trademarks of Canberra Industries Inc Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems in the United States and or other countries Microsoft Windows and ActiveSync are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countri
56. L and MANUAL RECAL Calibration Source Energy the energy in keV of the calibration source peak The RECAL functions will change the gain of the MCA so that this peak appears in the proper channel Calibration count time used in automatic recalibration AUTO RECAL the initial count time for which the calibration source is collected If the calibration peak cannot be found on the first pass collection will be resumed for a second try for a total count time of three times this value RECAL window width used in automatic recalibration AUTO RECAL the size of the region in FWHM in which the function will attempt to find the calibration source peak If a Source Minimum Rate is specified for the calibration peak see below and the peak is not found on the first try the size of the region will be expanded by 50 Configuration Editor Source minimum rate used in automatic recalibration AUTO RECAL the minimum expected net count rate of the calibration peak The following setting controls the length of data acquisition Preset Live or Real time indicates whether counting is to be done for live time or real time The default preset times in seconds for each mode are entered below A value of zero indicates an infinite count time The NID Page The parameters on this page Figure 84 determine how the NID Mode data is dis played Configuration File Editor MID v Activity dose display enabled Activity display units
57. NTRO001_DCATO001_PROCOI 00000059_CNTROOO1_DCATOO01_PROCO o0000060_CNTRO001_DC4T0001_PROCOI 10 NIE2K Th1000 cnf X CAMFILES amp Instrument ID Test bkg cnf Delete file from device Spectrum CNF Figure 73 The Get Files List To delete spectrum files from the InSpector after they have been copied check the Delete file from device checkbox Select the Get button again to copy the selected files Send Function The Send button lets you transfer data from your PC to the InSpector To use this command the units must be connected with the supplied USB cable See Connecting the InSpector to the PC on page 106 l Select the Maintenance Program s Send button The Send dialog in Figure 74 defaults to spectrum CNF files This can be changed in the file type list box Select the Send button again to copy the selected files 108 Send Function Send files to Ehe Inspector 1000 TECN C3GENIE2K Ublank crit Figure 74 The Send Files List Viewing an InSpector Spectrum You can use the View Spectrum function to preview a spectrum file located on the InSpector and optionally upload it to your PC 1 Select View Spectrum from the menu bar 2 A list of the InSpector s spectrum files will be displayed Figure 75 Highlight a file then select Open Open Files A amp mblank crit 41000 cnt B iemecrnt 1nlk good cal CNF O0000060_CNT ROOT _DCAT
58. OEVER WHETHER AS A RESULT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT LIABILITY INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT DURING THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD AT CANBERRA S COST OR IN THE CASE OF DEFECTIVE SERVICES REPERFORMANCE AT CnANBERRA S COST IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS WARRANT Y EXCLUSIONS Our warranty does not cover damage to equipment which has been altered or modified without our written permission or damage which has been caused by abuse misuse accident neglect or unusual physical or electrical stress as determined by our Service Personnel We are under no obligation to provide warranty service if adjustment or repair is required because of damage caused by other than ordinary use or if the equipment is serviced or repaired or if an attempt is made to service or repair the equipment by other than our Service Personnel without our prior approval Our warranty does not cover detector damage due to neutrons or heavy charged particles Failure of beryllium carbon composite or polymer windows or of windowless detectors caused by physical or chemical damage from the environment is not covered by warranty We are not responsible for damage sustained in transit You should examine shipments upon receipt for evidence of damage caused in transit If damage is found notify us and the carrier immediately Keep all packages materials and documents including the freight
59. OOO_PROCOOA CNF 00000059 CMTRODOD DCATODU PROCUO SI CMF juon n ss CNTR ODUT DCAT OOI PROCOUALCHF HI EaneedL Figure 75 The View Files List 109 The Maintenance Utility 3 The spectrum file will be retrieved from the InSpector and displayed Figure 76 4 If you d like to copy the spectrum to your PC select Save The Utility will offer to copy the spectrum to the Genie 2000 spectrum files directory C GENIE2K CAMFILES 5 Enter a file name and select Save 6 To close the spectrum display select OK Idle VFS 32K Channel 333 665 4 keV Counts 12515 Preset 1000 0 1000 0 Figure 76 Viewing a Spectrum Sending ROI Sets ROI sets can be transferred in two ways Use the Send function to transfer one or more ROI files to the InSpector Then use the InSpector s Spec Display ROI Load function to load one of the files Use the Edit Load ROI function to select a local on your PC ROI file from which a set of ROIs will be loaded directly Figure 77 110 Sending ROI Sets Stdlib roi Files of type Ro Definitions FOl Cancel Open az read only E Figure 77 Selecting an ROI File Defining Spectrum ROIs To create a ROI Regions of Interest file follow these five steps 1 Allow the spectrum analysis to define them automatically either gt On the InSpector or gt In Genie 2000 s Gamma Acquisition and Analysis program If you choose this method you ll f
60. SB Device Power 2 USB Device Data 3 USB Device Data 4 USB Device Ground 5 USB Host Power 6 USB Host Data 7 USB Host Data 8 USB Host Ground 9 RS 232 Receive 10 RS 232 Transmit 139 Technical Reference Probe Connector Pinout The following table lists the pinout used on the InSpector s DET connector and the IPRON N Neutron Probe s INST and G PROBE connectors Pin Signal Description Number In Out Relative to the InSpector 1 HV Control output 2 Probe Clock output 3 Probe Data in out 4 5 V dc output 5 5 V dc output 6 Ground 7 Haw Battery Adapter power output Future use 8 Probe spare 1 Future use 9 Probe Transmit Data Future use 10 Probe Receive Data Future use Center coax Energy output from probe 140 Probe Format Data File Probe Format Data File The following PFD file example for the scionix3x3 pfd file shows the data stored in the intelligent probe Model IPRON 3 a 3x3 Nal detector xml wversons 1 0 7 gt Probe Type NaI Version 1 0 gt lt Name gt Scionix3x3 lt Name gt lt SerialNumber gt 1234 lt SerialNumber gt HV 1000 HV lt Resolution gt 12 34 lt Resolution gt lt Probe gt The components of the file are e n accordance with the XML standard the data must always start with the xml tag ProbeFamily must always be the outermost tag This tag has two possible attributes
61. Setup Spec Button I Spec IZ Analyze Calibrate Button Calibrate v Eff Load Energy Display Button v Display W R l s w Settings I Zoom File Button l File Open Button v Delete Save mj Urar lke v Analysis Spectrum MECA Button e MEA v Clear v Hardware v Preset v Stabilize OF Cancel Report Help Figure 78 The Buttons Page 113 The Maintenance Utility The Dose Page The Dose Page Figure 79 provides options regarding dose display and alarms Op tions for the annunciator which is driven by either dose rate or count rate are also provided on this page Configuration File Editor Units us h Hate Range 100 woh Dose Hate warning Dose Hate Alarms Enabled Enabled Threshold sn uS v h Threshold E uS v h Annunciator Mode Beep scaling factor 0 034 Tone Beep threshold UU Tone alpha factor Tone ref frequency Tone beta factor OF Cancel Report Help Figure 79 The Dose Page Dose Units The unit in which dose rate is to be displayed This setting affects all dose and dose rate displays on the InSpector and the Configuration Editor e Rate Range The range over which dose rate is to be displayed The units are determined by the setting in Dose Units Dose Rate Warning Enabled a warning is generated if the dose rate exceeds Threshold Dose Rate Alarm Enabled an alarm is generated if the dose rate exceeds Thr
62. Spector USB cable between the InSpector and any USB port on your PC Only one InSpector may be connected at a time 2 The first time you connect an InSpector to your PC ActiveSync will ask you to establish a partnership 3 Select No then Next It is not necessary to synchronize information 4 You ll be connected as a Guest Note A partnership is unique to and valid only for the InSpector that established it Connecting a different InSpector requires another partnership 5 If you connect the InSpector to the PC while the Maintenance Utility is running you may have to select the Maintenance Utility Connect button to notify the program that the InSpector is now connected 6 Youcan disconnect the InSpector from the PC at any time unless you have a setup information file open in the Maintenance Utility or are transferring data 106 Edit Function Note Due to the way ActiveSync works you may sometimes experience a connec tion failure when reconnecting to an already established partnership If this happens disconnect the InSpector then reconnect it This should re establish the partnership Suppressing the ActiveSync Connection Wizard The following registry value can be used to suppress the ActiveSync Connection Wiz ard each time the connection is established HKEY LOCAL MACHINENSOFTW AREMIcrosoftWindows CE Services GuestOnly dword 00000001 If the GuestOnly value is missing or set to zero the dialog requesting you t
63. Spectroscopy Mode for more informa tion Relationship of the InSpector to Genie 2000 The Spectroscopy Mode s functions parallel the same functions in the Genie 2000 Spectroscopy Software For detailed information please refer to the Genie 2000 Oper ations Manual and the Genie 2000 Customization Tools Manual Both are included as PDF files on your Genie 2000 CD ROM Spectral Data Conventions Canberra s MCAs manage two types of spectra data currently being acquired a live spectrum and data loaded from a file a saved spectrum acquired at an earlier time Any spectroscopy function affecting the data of one type will not affect the data of the other type 9 Memory Resident Files Several of the Spectroscopy Mode s functions require choosing a file resident in the InSpector s memory as the current file the one to be used for that function The Main tenance Utility s Send command page 105 transfers files from your PC to the InSpector 29 Spectroscopy Tutorials Screen Layout There are several parts to the Spectroscopy display the Data Line the Spectral Dis play Area the Information Pages and the Status Line Figure 26 Integral 355538 Area z30942 Preset 300 0 300 0 Left 308 1 937 keV 230342 0 30 595 Right 354 1083 4 keV Integral 355539 0 Centroid 331 1010 3 kew FWHM FUITM 67 3 118 9 ke Figure 26 The InSpector s Screen The Data Line The Data Line at the top of the screen has two di
64. TS AUTOSCALE linlin visible disabled channels enabled ANALYZE 81 82 Display Scale Each time the Scale command is selected the spectrum s XY scales toggle between linlin linlog loglin loglog sqrtlin and sqrtlog Borders The Borders command toggles the display s X and Y axis borders between visible and none Figures 62 and 63 Counts 5446 Preset 300 01300 Channels Figure 62 Visible Borders Figure 63 No Borders Plot Type The Plot Type command toggles the way the spectrum is displayed between ine area and points Line Line displays the spectrum as a solid line Figures 62 and 63 Display Area Area displays the spectrum with the area filled in Figure 64 Counts 5446 Preset 300 0200 0 Channels Figure 64 Display Spectrum as Area Points Points displays the data as points on a plot Figure 65 hannel 652 1025 7 keV Counts 8586 Preset 236 7 300 0 Figure 65 Display Spectrum as Points 83 Spectroscopy Mode Gridlines The Gridlines command toggles the display s X Y gridlines between enable and dis able Figure 66 anneli 1 5 keV Counts 435 preset Zan Z 300 0 Channels Figure 66 Gridlines Enabled X Units The X Units command toggles the X axis label between channels Figure 66 and en ergy Figure 65 Autoscale The Autoscale command lets the program automatically set the display s vertical full scale VFS As the spectral data increases the VFS is aut
65. U 002 004 010 017 030 100 O13 000 The Industrial Nuclear Library Yield 99 Co 10 gu oo 34 18 62 85 28 26 12 14 10 IES 2L 4730 28 2 95 82 47 W UI OO 10 9440 6000 6800 8500 9826 1000 1640 3300 0500 9400 1000 6700 6100 6000 9600 2600 6500 2400 6900 0700 3400 7200 6800 7100 8100 1870 5170 2000 3400 so700 4000 17 43 11 30 25 L5 34 354 5000 8100 3000 1000 9500 2700 4000 8000 29900 8000 2200 4900 6380 9000 Yield Uncert Abs CO O Oc ccc cco0occocccccocoocoodooooocococoococoocooococococooocoococococcocOccc 0140 1700 0300 0300 0006 2000 20220 0600 900 0300 2000 1500 0400 6000 1500 0300 0800 lt 06 UU 0700 1100 0080 0400 1400 1500 2100 2400 0240 0220 0400 0800 Rre 3000 5000 2500 4000 0500 xi 200 L900 3000 4000 0900 3000 0800 0400 0040 6000 157 Factory Installed Nuclide Libraries The NID by Nuclide Correlation Library Filename ANSI GammaGuru NLB Nuclide Half Life Energy Energy Yield Yield Name Seconds keV Uncert keV Uncert Abs Pu 7 615E 011 33 200 0 000 8 1600 0 0000 45 200 0 000 18 7180 0 0000 51 630 0 000 6 5300 0 0000 94 700 0 000 0 0109 0 0000 98 800 0 000 0 0273 0 0000 100 900 0 000 0 0354 0 0000 103 500 0 000 0 0285 0 0
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67. a Dose Rate bargraph is added In addition the InSpector can monitor specific isotopes and notify you when the alert levels you specify are exceeded page 27 Hard Key Functions 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery 1s being charged 3 Enter The Enter key has several easily understood context sensi tive functions 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu changes the displayed mode 5 Left In the menu moves to the left through the menu in the NID mode displays the previous page of NID results 6 Right In the menu moves to the right through the menu in the NID mode displays the next page of NID results 7 Down Exits the menu and returns to the NID display 8 Home Changes the display to the Home Mode selected in Instru ment Setup page 98 How Nuclide Information is Displayed 24 The InSpector has three NID displays Simple Composite and Neutron The Dose units h column will display zeros if a Dose by Isotope step page 165 is not included in the current analysis file The Simple display Figure 22 shows a table listing the nuclide the isotope type fission activation etc and either its dose rate or its activity The table in the two Composite displays Figures 23 and 24 list the Nuclide its dose rate if enabled its activity and either its activity Error or its Confidence and a Gamma Dose Rate bargraph e The Neutron display
68. a description of the place where the sample was collected Info Detailed information about the current datasource can be seen in the Info page you choose to display Each press of the Info button toggles which Info page is displayed below the spectrum Each page is described in the following sections DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE INFO DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO roi start None Select None to remove the Info pages from the display this makes the spectral display larger f f Spectroscopy Mode ROI The ROI page Figure 56 shows the Left and Right limits and Centroid of the current ROI both as a channel number and an energy the ROI s Area its Integral and its FWHM full width at half max and FWTM full width at tenth max values This data will be seen only if the cursor is in an ROI Left 301 460 1 keV Area FEFFE 00 19 Right 362 1555 9 kel Integral FEFFE D Centroid 331 507 4 keV FWHM FUITIM 57 7 35 3 kew Figure 56 The ROI Page Calibration The Calibration page Figure 57 includes the current calibration s Energy equation FWHM full width at half max equation and the Efficiency at the cursor s position and its curve model Energy 1 492e 000Ch 1 200e O04Cch 2 FWHM F300e 000 1 900e 000E 5 Effic 3 0296 001 4 9466 003 Dual Figure 57 The Calibration Page Time The Time page Figure 58 includes the Start time for the current
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70. automatically adjusted for the destination device This assumes that a file specified on the PC will be found in the default directory for that type of file on the InSpector 163 Using ASFs Using an ASF For the InSpector to be able to use a Genie 2000 algorithm it must be part of an Anal ysis Sequence File ASF created in Genie 2000 then made resident on the InSpec tor via the Maintenance Utility s Send Function page 108 When the ASF has been made resident it must be Loaded page 87 for use Once loaded invoke the main menu s Spec Next Analyze command to analyze the current spectrum with the loaded ASF Two Useful Analysis Algorithms Among Genie 2000 s analysis algorithms are Nuclide Correlation NID and Dose by Isotope Both of these are discussed on the following pages NID by Nuclide Correlation Though Genie 2000 has several nuclide identification algorithms only one is dis cussed here the NID by Nuclide Correlation algorithm Figure 103 It uses a stan dard spectrum with corresponding standard energy shape and efficiency calibrations and nuclide library to identify nuclides If the spectral area is statistically significant and the distribution of the area is suffi ciently similar to the expected shape as defined by user specified parameters the nu clide is identified E nuclide correlation NID Analysis Setup Analysis Library GenieCE SCAMFILESS amp MSI Gammaluru NLE Select Erosi
71. bilized Hold No Probe or ERROR The current analysis status Analyzing or ERROR The audio icons disable enable an active Annunciator or Alarm Warning audio output gt The Annunciator output is active only if the Annunciator page 19 has been enabled Selecting the audio icons will turn the Annunciator audio off and put a red X through the Annunciator icon Quick Start gt If any enabled Warning or Alarm threshold is exceeded page 91 its audio alert will be heard Turning Off the Audio Alerts gt Selecting the audio icons a second time will turn the Alarms audio off and put a red X through the Alarms icon Kee gt Select the icons again to re enable the first audio output and a second time to re enable the second audio output gt If the Annunciator has not been enabled its icon will always be disabled In this case only the Alarms icon can be toggled between on and off shows that the InSpector is using an external power source the other shows that the internal battery is powering the unit and shows the battery charge remaining There are two power icons One i Fryn e A Help icon a Select this button to display the help screen for the current Mode or dialog screen Error Messages If a red NO PROBE appears in the status line you must connect a probe to the In Spector before you can acquire data in the NID or Spec Modes If a red ERROR appears in the status line there is an acquis
72. bill invoice and packing list Software License When purchasing our software you have purchased a license to use the software not the software itself Because title to the software remains with us you may not sell distribute or otherwise transfer the software This license allows you to use the software on only one computer at a time You must get our written permission for any exception to this limited license BACKUP COPIES Our software is protected by United States Copyright Law and by International Copyright Treaties You have our express permission to make one archival copy of the software for backup protection You may not copy our software or any part of it for any other purpose Revised 1 Apr 03
73. brary NLB to be used for the peak locate All library files listed by this control are stored in GENIECE CAMFILES 96 Spec Setup NID Analysis Though you d normally use the NID Analysis parameters in the specified ASF file three of those parameters can be modified here Confidence Sets the Confidence threshold value peaks above this threshold will be accepted for analysis This parameter has a range of 0 low to 1 high Tolerance Sets the tolerance threshold value in FHWM For a peak to be considered a match to a nuclide in the library the peak energy must be within the specified Tolerance of the energy in the specified library Library Selects the Nuclide ID NLB file to be used for nuclide identification All library files listed by this control are stored in GENIECE CAMEFILES Background Subtraction Though you d normally use the Background file specified in the ASF file you can specify a different background file here Background Select the background CNF file to be used for subtracting background peak areas from matching peak areas in the current datasource Calibration Setup Selects the parameters for the Recalibrating the Probe functions starting on page 60 Note For normal InSpector applications this function should rarely be used Cal Source Energy refers to the energy of the calibration peak It must be entered in keV The value in RECAL count time field defines how long th
74. bration It can also be used on a stored spectrum file The calibration process requires a multi photopeak calibration source such as Canberra s Model MGS 3 Calibration Standard and as sumes that the existing calibration parameters are not too far off that is that the cali bration source peaks can be found relatively close to their predicted positions The function uses a wizard Figure 53 to step through the calibration process The Right and Left Arrow keys will step to the next or previous step of the process Select the Home key at any time to abort the calibration 71 Spectroscopy Mode l 12 A Full Calibration Setup Step 1 of 3 Select Certificate File Select Nuclide Library e Cancel Figure 53 Full Calibration Setup Wizard First indicate the source of the calibration energies either a Certificate File or a Nuclide Library gt If Certificate File was selected choose the file that contains the calibration source s photopeak energies gt If Nuclide Library was selected select the library which contains the nuclides in the calibration source The wizard s next step will list the nuclides in the library To choose a nuclide use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight the nuclide then select Enter Selected nuclides will be highlighted in yellow When all nuclides have been selected their photopeak energies are extracted from the library and sorted Any overlapping energies those within 1 5
75. clide Correlation algorithm page 164 The Dose by Isotope algorithm page 165 Creating or Editing an ASF As an example of the ASF creation editing process use the following procedure to copy an ASF from the InSpector to the PC edit it then copy it back to the InSpector 1 Use the Maintenance Utility s Get function page 107 to copy an analysis sequence from the InSpector to your PC The NAI_Analysis asf file is a good starting point as it does a complete spectrum analysis 2 Inthe Genie 2000 Gamma Acquisition and Analysis program open a representative spectrum file 3 Still in Genie 2000 load the ASF file obtained in step 1 In the Genie 2000 Menu select Edit Analysis Sequence Load then select the file from the sequence descriptions list box 4 In Genie 2000 s Analysis Sequence Editor make any modifications desired If anew nuclide or peak library is specified in the analysis ensure that the library is present on the InSpector use the Maintenance Utility s Send function page 108 to make the library memory resident on the InSpector e The standard analysis sequences on the InSpector do not contain reporting steps however these are very helpful in easily determining the results of the analysis on the PC e The InSpector does not support some analysis steps provided by Genie specifically Acquisition Parent Daughter Correction LACE Action 162 Creating or Editing an ASF Level Calculation
76. ctor to your PC trans fers files between the InSpector and your PC deletes files from the InSpector 1000 views spectra stored on the InSpector 1000 and allows you to create or modify the InSpector configuration file If you need to install the program go to Installing the Maintenance Utility on page Starting the Utility To start the Maintenance Utility program on your PC select Start Programs GENIE 2000 InSpector 1000 Maintenance _ InSpector 1000 Maintenance Connect 6 23 2003 3 25 PM Figure 72 The Maintenance Utility 104 The Utility s Menu Bar The Utility s Menu Bar Most of the utility s menu items duplicate the four large icons Connect Disconnect Edit Get and Send Some however need an explanation File Delete remote files This command lets you delete files from the InSpector You can change the list of dis played files by selecting a different file type File Open local preference file Send Get Edit This command lets you select a PC resident configuration file for editing in the Con figuration Editor The Editor is covered in detail in Configuration Editor on page 112 To open the InSpector resident configuration file use the Edit button or the Edit Settings menu command The several Send commands let you choose a specific file type to transfer from the PC to the InSpector You can do the same thing by selecting the Send button and choosing the file type Th
77. dio alert or Off to disable it Threshold When the Dose Rate exceeds this setting selected alerts are issued The Dose Units you chose on the Units and Range page are used here for the Threshold setting 92 Dose Setup Annunciator Enables the function and sets the sound generated by detected radiation Enable e Select On to enable the Annunciator or Off to disable it Sound Tone Lin is a frequency that varies in pitch as a direct function of the rate change Tone Log is a frequency that varies in pitch as a logarithm of the rate change Beep isa clicking noise that occurs as a direct function of the dose or count rate Cumulative Dose Warning Enables the Cumulative Dose Warning and sets its activation threshold The Warning sound is selected in Instrument Setup Sound Setup on page 99 Enable e Select On to enable the selected audio alert or Off to disable it Threshold When the Cumulative Dose exceeds this setting selected alerts are issued The Dose Units you chose on the Units and Range page are used here for the Threshold setting Cumulative Dose Alarm Enables the Cumulative Dose Alarm and sets its activation threshold The Alarm sound is selected in Instrument Setup Sound Setup on page 99 Enable e Select On to enable the selected audio alert or Off to disable it Threshold When the Cumulative Dose exceeds this setting selected alerts are issued The Dose Units you chose i
78. e Get Spectrum menu command only transfers spectrum files from the InSpector to the PC To transfer other file types use the Get button This menu item includes commands for editing several different kinds of files for use with the InSpector The Edit Current Analysis command opens the InSpector s current Analysis Sequence file for editing The Edit Settings command opens the InSpector resident configuration file in the Configuration Editor The Editor is covered in detail in Configuration Editor on page 112 This function does not open a PC resident configuration file To do that use the File Open local preference file menu command 105 The Maintenance Utility The Edit Load ROI command lets you choose a PC resident ROI file for transfer to the InSpector The file s ROIs will be loaded directly into the current spectrum The Edit Load ASF command lets you choose an ASF Analysis Sequence File resident on your PC for transfer to the InSpector View The View command lets you review a spectrum file still resident in the InSpector s memory Connect Function The Connect button connects the InSpector to your PC through the supplied USB cable Microsoft ActiveSync must be installed before the Maintenance Utility can communicate with the InSpector See Installing ActiveSync on page for installation instructions 1 Referring to Connecting a Probe or Communications Cable on page 132 connect the supplied In
79. e Installation Screen appears Figure 71 click the button labeled Install InSpector 1000 Software I gt InSpector 1000 A CANBERRA Install InSpector 1000 Software Install ActiveSync 3 7 View Release Notes View User s Manual Visit Our Web Site Contact Us INSpector 1000 Figure 71 The Installation Screen 4 Use the PC s Start Run menu command to Browse to and run C Canberra InSpector1000 Install OS Update exe 102 5 When the Operating System has been updated the system will reboot and the ActiveSync connection should be re established If the link isn t established disconnect the USB cable then reconnect it 6 Use the PC s Start Run menu command to Browse to and run C Canberra InSpector1000 Install setup exe This installs InSpector 1000 V1 1 7 When V1 1 is installed the last operation is to update the InSpector s default parameters new ANSI library new ASF etc Simultaneously press the InSpector s Home and Enter buttons to access to the Setup Mode 8 Press the NEXT button four times then Yes then RESET DEFAULTS 9 The unit is fully updated and set to the new Easy Mode of Operation if you want to go back the Standard Mode of Operation go to the Setup Mode select Instrument Setup and then deselect the Easy Mode of Operation button This completes the update 103 The Maintenance Utility B The Maintenance Utility The InSpector 1000 Maintenance Utility connects the InSpe
80. e Range The lithium ion technology allows for the highest capacity per unit volume of the available battery technologies at the time of design but there are some limitations to charging the lithium ion battery The instrument will operate off the battery over the temperature range of 10 to 50 C but the battery will only be charged by the smart charging circuit when the instrument is within the following temperature limits The battery will charge in an ambient temperature range of 0 40 C while the instrument is operating On e The battery will charge in an ambient temperature range of 0 50 C while the instrument is not in operation Off Charging Time The smart battery charger circuit will also charge the battery at different rates depend ing on the operating state of the instrument This allows faster charging when the unit is not in operation t will take about six hours to charge the battery while the instrument is operating On t will take about three hours to charge the battery while the instrument is not operating Off Changing the Battery Though the InSpector uses a highly reliable long life Li 1on battery it will eventually come to the end of its useful life This section includes two procedures telling you how to replace the battery Foraunit with a Gamma Probe use the procedure on page 148 Foraunit with a Neutron Probe use the procedure on page 150 147 Technical Reference Ga
81. e calibration source is to be counted by the Auto Recal function If the calibration peak cannot be found in this time Auto Recal will resume acquisition until the total count time is three times this value The RECAL window is the size in FWHM of the region in which the Auto Recal function will attempt to find the calibration peak The window is centered on the predicted position of the peak RECAL min rate is the minimum expected net count rate in the calibration peak AUTO RECAL uses this value to discriminate among peaks in the search window If the rate is unknown enter O 97 Setup Mode MCA Setup The MCA Setup screen lets you change the MCA s energy range and number of chan nels Changing either of these parameters will reset the probe s high voltage to the rec ommended value for that probe If you change any of these parameters you ll have to use Auto Recal page 66 to ad just the probe s energy calibration moving the source peak to its default location If desired you can then enable Full calibration page 71 to fine tune the energy calibra tion parameters Energy Range lets you set the energy of the highest channel in the spectrum Note The actual energy achieved may be vary from the setting by up to 10 Channels lets you specify the number of channels in memory used to store a spectrum The lower the Energy Range the lower the maximum number of channels you can specify Instrument Setup There a
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83. ectroscopy Mode lets you acquire and display data and analyze either the cur rent spectrum or a spectrum file The Spectroscopy Mode functions of the InSpector parallel the same functions in the Genie 2000 Spectroscopy Software For detailed information please refer to the Genie 2000 Operations Manual and the Genie 2000 Customization Tools Manual Both are included as PDF files on your Genie 2000 CD ROM Memory Resident Files Several of the InSpector s functions require choosing a file resident in the InSpector s memory as the current file the one to be used for that function The Maintenance Util ity s Send command page 105 transfers files from your PC to the InSpector s mem Ory Hard Key Functions 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery is being charged 3 Enter Starts or Stops an acquisition 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu goes to the next submenu S Left In the menu moves left through the menu in the Cursor Mode page 30 moves the plot cursor left in the ROI Mode jumps one ROI to the left 6 Right In the menu moves right through the menu in the Cur sor Mode moves the plot cursor right in the ROI Mode jumps one ROI to the right 7 Down In the menu goes to the previous menu level if no pre vious level exits the menu In the spectrum toggles the data line between Cursor Mode and the ROI Mode 8 Home In the menu exits the menu otherwise chang
84. ed and Quantity Units if specified are taken from data entered in Sample Info page 76 Type is taken from Sample Information data entered on the General page of the InSpector s Configuration Editor page 117 it cannot be entered directly in the InSpector 79 Spectroscopy Mode Geometry displays the data entered in the Eff Geom ID field in Genie 2000 s Calibrate Store menu command e Time is the time the sample was taken Efficiency is the name of the file used to efficiency calibrate the sample Display The Display menu includes Zoom commands display Settings and ROI commands Zoom The Zoom command reformats the spectral display centered on the cursor to show more or less detail DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start A SETTINGS 80 Zoom None Display The Zoom None command disables the zoom ratio returning the spectrum to its nor mal appearance Zoom In Each time the Zoom In command is selected the zoom ratio is increased showing a smaller amount of the spectrum in greater detail Zoom Out Each time the Zoom Out command is selected the zoom ratio is decreased showing a greater amount of the spectrum in less detail Settings The Settings parameters configure the appearance of the display DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY INFO A SETTINGS SCALE BORDERS GRIDLINES X UNI
85. eee CEE eee woke ees Performance ee ln Preface The InSpector 1000 is an easy to use digital handheld multichannel analyzer ideally suited for Homeland Security and First Responder Applications fire fighters law enforcement Coast Guard hospital emergency personnel e Customs and Border Controls Waste scrap Applications Health Physics Applications which need isotope specific results e Jn Situ Environmental Screening Treaty and Non proliferation Compliance Monitoring of Nuclear Transportation The InSpector 1000 can be used for any The InSpector 1000 and Attached Probe field measurement application requiring dose and count rate measurements locating sources nuclide identification with activity measurements and spectrum acquisition and analysis All these modes of operations are easily selectable with one touch The InSpector 1000 gives results not just data It continuously updates information about radiation hazards identified nuclides nuclide activities or dose rate The InSpector 1000 provides a flexible application specific response by accommodating different detector probe sizes and technologies The high voltage power supply and preamplifier are built into each probe The instrument automatically recognizes each of these intelligent probes and it selects the associated calibrations and other parameters The crisp color display and well organized six
86. een the single connector on the Gamma Probe and the InSpector s DET connector Figure 93 Figure 93 Connecting a Gamma Probe 133 Technical Reference How to Connect Both Gamma and Neutron Probes This procedure connects both a Gamma Probe and a Neutron Probe to the InSpector Preparing the Cable Before you can use the coiled cable with the Neutron Probe you ll have to attach the noise suppression module to the cable 1 Using a small screwdriver pry open the supplied noise suppression module 2 Place the noise suppression module over one end of the coiled connecting cable near the cable s connector Figure 94 and snap it closed Figure 94 Attaching the Noise Suppression Module 134 Cleaning the InSpector Attaching the Probes 1 Referring to Where to Connect and How to Connect on page 132 attach the end of the coiled cable bearing the noise suppression module to the y PROBE connector on the Neutron Probe Q Note Failure to place the noise suppression module close to the y PROBE connec tor may lead to false neutron counts 2 Connect the other end of the coiled cable to the single connector on the Gamma Probe Q 3 Connect the short cable between the Neutron Probe s INST connector and the InSpector s DET connector Figure 95 Figure 95 Cabling for Both Probes Cleaning the InSpector In applications or environments where there might be exposure to hazardous chemi cals Canberra reco
87. elp icon f Select this button to display the help screen for the current Mode or dialog screen Error Messages If a red NO PROBE appears in the status line you must connect a probe to the In Spector before you can acquire data in the NID or Spec Modes If a red ERROR appears in the status line there is an acquisition or analysis fault Se lect the word error to open a text window describing the error Figure 28 32 Navigation Navigation i Analysis Step 4 Muclide Ql Identification with Interference Correction Error eben Cannot open File Press Enter Figure 28 An Example of an Error Message There are two ways to navigate around the InSpector 1000 s menus and functions by the hard keys to the left of the display or by the soft buttons on the display Hard Keys 1 Power Turns the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery is being charged 3 Enter In a menu executes the current soft key s function when not in a menu Starts or Stops data acquisition 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu goes to the next submenu 5 Left In the menu moves left through the menu in the Cursor Mode page 30 moves the plot cursor left in the ROI Mode jumps one ROI to the left 6 Right In the menu moves right through the menu in the Cursor Mode moves the plot cursor right in the ROI Mode jumps one ROI to the right 7 Down In the menu goes to the pr
88. er of the keyboard to position the highlight Select a digit 0 9 to change the digit s value e Select an arrow key to move to the next position to be changed To correct an error use the backspace key to delete the character to the left of the cursor When done select the keyboard icon to close the keyboard Changing a List Parameter Move the highlight to a serial selection text box such as Mode The entire parameter is highlighted showing that this 1s a list parameter e Select the Up or Down Arrow key to move through the parameter list For Mode for instance the selections are Real Live and Continuous When the parameter has been selected repeatedly select the Enter key until the Ok and Cancel buttons are highlighted then select the Up Arrow Ok to apply the change 38 How to Verify Spectroscopy Parameters How to Verify Spectroscopy Parameters Before you start acquiring data you might want to check the Preset Time parameter Select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A HARDWARE STABILIZE SETTINGS PRESET PRESET VALUES MODE real Note To show you all items at the same menu level the Next and Previous but tons are omitted from these illustrations a convention used throughout this manual Preset Values When you select the Preset Values button the MCA Presets dialog Figure 36 which lets you veri
89. es NOTICE Before you can use the InSpector 1000 e for the first time or e with a new probe you must calibrate the system Perform an Auto Recalibration page 66 using a mono line source 10 to 20 nCi such as Canberra s e Model CSRCCS 1 for the IPRON 1 probe e Model CSRCCS 2 for the IPRON 2 probe e Model CSRCCS 3 for the IPRON 3 probe For the greatest calibration accuracy follow this with a Full energy calibration page 71 using a multipeak gamma source such as Canberra s e Model MGS 3 Calibration Standard Notes Table of Contents Preface lt lt 5 9 x wx 5X Xx xo x xoxo wx X x x ww eee awe X 1 Introduction rrr t nt nt n n8 5 2 Quick Start 2 Preparing the INSpecClOk 24 2x o 3 92 954 42 5 5 5 5X554 94v529435 2 Torning on the InSpector M 2 4 exem Ro ous X 903 m3 93 9x 43 55 5 94345933 2 The Dose Lee 4 eps akar oko MRE SUE PX mos ewe PE NOR eae eae ee ewe ee 2 Displaying the Dose Mode s Data 2 2 22er 2 Whe ER Ele eee eee aeaea Eee rS En 3 ae e e aE EEEE TETEE EEEE EEEE EEEE Navigating the InSpector s Menus 4854468 84584444 EE OR eH Seed 5 HOO US ogee ee 39 ew eee hum A9 X HL ON eee UE V ER S X et 5 SOIL BURONS 222k wow 9 oe eee ee eRe eee E 95 55 5 T Tome NMOde geen be x3esmmese semecmexs Wu ra 5 Wem e 5s 5 Accessme the Menus uou cee euo x oA RO RO 9 dox om Poo 3 4 04 3 4 x o POX se o
90. es the display to the Home Mode selected in Instrument Setup page 98 55 Spectroscopy Mode Alarms If the warning and or alarm thresholds for Dose Rate Cumulative Dose and or Neu tron Count Rate page 91 are exceeded you will be alerted to the condition in several ways Warning Indicator If the low level Warning threshold is exceeded the spectral display s background will alternate between black and gold Alarm Indicator If the high level Alarm threshold is exceeded the spectral display s background will alternate between black and maroon The Spectroscopy Mode Menus Each of the remaining sections in this chapter describes the Spectroscopy Mode s menus and the use of their selections e File e MCA Calibrate e Sample Info nfo display pages e Display Analyze 56 File File The File menu is used to Open or Close a file Save the current file or Delete it from memory DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO CLOSE DELETE Save Select Save to save the current spectrum to Genie 2000 s C Genie2K Camfiles di rectory Note This is the directory created by a Standard Genie 2000 installation If you chose Custom installation your path for storing spectrum files may be differ ent Spectrum File Name The file name is created from the file s date time stamp Y Y Y YMMDDHHMMSS cnf Year Month Day Hour Minute Second
91. eshold 114 Configuration Editor Annunciator Mode Off the annunciator is turned off Gamma Dose Rate the annunciator is driven by the gamma dose rate Gamma Count Rate the annunciator is driven by the gamma count rate Neutron Count Rate the annunciator is driven by the neutron count rate Annunciator Tone Beep the annunciator makes a discrete clicking sound at a rate dependent on the dose or count rate No sound is made when the dose rate or count rate is below the Beep threshold see below FM Linear the annunciator makes a continuous tone whose frequency depends on the dose rate or count rate FM Log the annunciator makes a continuous tone whose frequency depends on the dose rate or count rate Tone alpha factor used in FMLinear mode see above Tone beta factor used in FMLog mode see above Beep scaling factor used to convert the dose rate or count rate to beep frequency see above Beep threshold the dose rate or count rate below which no sound will be made in Beep mode 115 The Maintenance Utility The Neutron Page The Neutron Page Figure 80 provides options regarding neutron measurement and alarms Configuration File Editor Buttons Dose Neutron General Locator MA MID Sound Cumulative Dose D well time a seconds Validation Trigger Number a CPS rate range Jos DD cps Neutron Count Hate Alarm Enabled Threshold fo cps OF Cancel Re
92. evious menu level if no previous level exits the menu In the spectrum toggles the data line between Cursor Mode and ROI Mode 8 Home In the menu exits the menu otherwise changes the display to the Home Mode selected in Instrument Setup page 98 33 Spectroscopy Tutorials Soft Buttons The touchscreen allows both coarse control and fine control e Touch a soft button on the screen to select that button s function Touch the screen to position the cursor approximately in the spectrum For fine control use a stylus or your fingernail Moving the Spectrum s Cursor Touching the screen will move the Spec Mode s spectrum cursor to an approximate location Then it can be moved more precisely with the front panel Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys Accessing the Menus You can move through the menus by e Selecting the screen soft buttons Using the arrow hardkeys For example selecting the Up Arrow shows you the first level menu with its four soft buttons Figure 29 DOSE LOCATOR simone bar Figure 29 The First Level Menu e The upward pointing A triangle on the SPEC soft button indicates that there 1s an another menu level associated with the button 34 Navigation e Select the SPEC button to see its next menu level Figure 31 shows that each of the first three menu buttons has another menu level CALIBRATE Figure 31 The Spectroscopy Menu e The last button has a right pointing
93. fy or modify the preset time parameters will be seen 39 Spectroscopy Tutorials time in the selected Units to pass before acquisition ends e Time The amount of gt MCA Presets Time 200 0000 e Units The preset s Units Eod time units Mode Real e Mode Live time Real time or Q Y Continuous Ok Cancel acquisition Figure 36 Preset Values How to Collect a Spectrum To acquire a spectrum you must first attach a probe to the InSpector Then select the ENTER key Data acquisition will start using the parameters entered via the Spectroscopy Menu 40 How to Load a Calibration File How to Load a Calibration File The InSpector lets you Load a memory resident already downloaded Energy or Effi ciency Calibration file for current use Since the InSpector can have several calibration CAL files resident in memory you need to specify which one is to be used using the Load command To illustrate we ll load an Energy Calibration file Loading an Efficiency Calibration file is a similar process To load an Energy Calibration file select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start A A s zii MI EFFICIENCY AUTO MANUAL RECAL RECAL 41 Spectroscopy Tutorials The InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from To illustrate a typical file list Figure 37 shows the energy calibrat
94. gh level Alarm threshold Warning Indicators If a Warning Level is exceeded the color of the bar will change to yellow If enabled an audio alert will sound and the display s background will alternate be tween black and gold In addition to the alert for specific isotopes the InSpector can alert you to any or all of excessive Dose Rate Cumulative Dose or Neutron Count Rate Their Warning and Alarm thresholds are defined in the Setup Mode 13 Easy Mode of Operation Alarm Indicators If an Alarm Level is exceeded the color of the bar will change to red If enabled an audio alert will sound and the display s background will alternate be tween black and maroon Turning Off the Audio Alerts See Turning off the Audio Alerts on page 4 Using a Stabilized Probe The Stabilized Probe is very easy to use When the InSpector finds a Stabilized Probe connected to its DET connector it will display a message for about 30 seconds advis ing you that the probe is stabilizing Figure 11 A CANBERRA Figure 11 The Probe is Stabilizing The blue LED on the probe will blink while stabilization is in process When stabilization is complete the LED will glow steadily f stabilization is lost perhaps due to moving the unit from a warm environment to a cold one indoors to outdoors data acquisition will stop and the instrument will restabilize itself the blue LED will start blinking When the LED glows steadily
95. hen the unit is first turned on can be changed by the user Nuclide Library File The InSpector includes several Nuclide Library files page 154 defaulting to ANSI_GammaGuru nlb the NID by Nuclide Correlation library A different library can be selected in Spec Setup Analysis Sequence File The InSpector includes several Analysis Sequence Files nai analysis asf nai ecal asf nai peakanal asf nai analysis full asf nai analysis library asf and gammaguru asf the default sequence file A different sequence file can be selected with the File Open command 145 Technical Reference Energy Calibration File The InSpector includes a default calibration file for each probe type When a new probe is attached to the InSpector the appropriate energy calibration file for that probe will automatically be used A new calibration file can be created by performing an Auto Recalibration using a mono line calibration source This file can be saved with the File Save command An Auto Recalibration should be performed when using a different probe For greater accuracy Auto Recalibration should be followed by a Full energy calibration using a multipeak gamma source Efficiency Calibration File The InSpector includes several efficiency calibration files one for each probe type This file cannot be changed by the user When a new probe is attached to the InSpec tor the appropriate efficiency file for that probe will automaticall
96. how long data acquisition will continue Units Selects the preset s units of time Mode Selects the mode of operation gt Real Counts to the specified elapsed real time gt Live Counts to the specified elapsed live time gt Continuous Counts until the Enter key is pressed to stop acquisition When this Mode is selected the values for Time and Units are ignored Preset Mode This button gives quick access to the Mode command in MCA Presets It toggles the preset type between real live and continuous defined in the previous paragraphs Hardware Settings The initial Hardware Settings shown in Figure 44 are based on the current probe and on the energy range and memory size number of channels set in the MCA Page of the InSpector s Configuration Editor page 121 Though you can change the parameters here it s generally best to leave the high volt age at its default setting for the attached probe and to leave the Coarse and Fine Gain set at 1 High Voltage Sets the detector s high voltage Not available if a Stabilized Probe is attached to the InSpector Coarse Gain Sets the amplifier s coarse gain Fine Gain Sets the amplifier s fine gain ADC Gain Sets the ADC s gain 60 MCA Conv Gain Selects the MCA s conversion gain e LLD Adjusts the ADC s LLD threshold the range is O 100 Note If the Conv Gain is adjusted the relationship between the spectrum s channels a
97. ign not including the detector Can withstand a drop from m onto concrete PROTECTION RATING Meets IP 54 specifications dust and splash spray protec tion DIRECTIVES Meets all relevant EU safety RFI and EMI directives CE compli ance Inputs DC POWER CHARGER 12 V 2 A dc output universal ac dc adapter input with IEC 320 power connector Outputs USB HOST USB interface for future expansion Connector type bulkhead com bined with USB device connections USB DEVICE USB device interface for connection to host computer for spectrum upload and library efficiency download 166 Detectors Detectors Nal PROBES External 1 5 x 1 5 in 2 x 2 in or 3 x 3 in Nal UI detector with inte grated preamplifier and programmable HVPS STABILIZED Nal PROBE External 2 x 2 in Nal TI detector with integrated preamplifier and programmable HVPS Nal Probes IPRON 1 IPRON 2 IPRON 3 IPROS 2 Stabilized Sensitivity Cs 6000 cps mrem hr 13 000 cps mrem hr 32 000 cps mrem hr 13 000 cps mrem hr 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 Nal TI Crystal 1 5 x 1 5 in 2x2 in 3X 3in 2x2 in 38 x 38 mm 50 x 50 mm 76 x 76 mm 50 x 50 mm Case Size L x D 230 mm x 45 mm 258 mm x 58 mm 300 mm x 83 2 mm 260 mm x 58 mm Mass 0 54 kg 1 2 Ib 0 82 kg 1 8 Ib 1 95 kg 4 3 Ib 0 82 kg 1 8 Ib GM TUBE Internal Geiger M ller tube for high dose count rate measureme
98. ing count rate passes the High Threshold the InSpector begins displaying the GM tube s count rate data Alarm Priorities The InSpector s alarms and warnings occur with the following priorities 1 Neutron Count Rate Alarm 2 Dose rate alarm Cumulative dose alarm Dose rate warning Cumulative dose warning Activity alarm Activity warning GO AN QN Oo A UC Battery low warning 144 Efficiency Calibration Models Efficiency Calibration Models There are several efficiency models stored in the datasource Dual Polynomial the default model using In of energies for low and high curve on each side of a crossover point A minimum of 2 order In In polynomial is allowed and gt For Dual in the single curve mode and for the high energy curve in the two curve mode a maximum of 9 order In In polynomial is allowed gt For the low energy curve in the two curve mode a maximum of 5 order In In polynomial is allowed e Linear Polynomial using linear 1 E coefficients A minimum of 2 order and a maximum of 9 order polynomial are allowed Empirical Polynomial using In of scaling factor E coefficients A minimum of 2 order and a maximum of 5 order polynomial are allowed nterpolated using a straight line interpolation in In In domain Default InSpector Files The InSpector uses several types of operational files For most of these the default file for each of these types the one used w
99. ion files for each probe type You don t need to select one of these files the InSpector automatically uses the correct one Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file Select the Ok button to confirm your choice At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file Working With ROIs 42 Back Forward Select 3 3 scionix3x3eff cal scionix2x2eff cal scianix 1x 1eff cal Figure 37 Illustration of a File List An ROI is a region of interest usually marking a photopeak There are two ways to enter ROIs in your spectrum you can run an analysis ASF routine containing Peak Locate and Peak Analysis algorithms or you can load an existing ROI file Working With ROIs Creating ROIs With an Analysis Routine To create ROIs in the current spectrum via an analysis sequence ASF file To open an analysis sequence file select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE Ld DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO CLOSE DELETE SPECTRUM I LI STR SEQUENCE 43 Spectroscopy Tutorials The InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from Figure 38 Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move Back Forward Select 2 9 the highlight bar through the list nai ecal asf U
100. irst have to use the Maintenance Utility s Get function to download a spectrum file to your PC An ROI will be created for each peak found in the spectrum Note that a peak region may contain more than one peak On the InSpector a blue ROI has been associated with a nuclide A red ROI contains an unidentified peak 2 Use the Display ROI menu and the internal markers in Gamma Acquisition and Analysis 3 Usethe Gamma Acquisition and Analysis program s Display ROIs Store function to create an ROI file in a spectrum on your PC 4 Usethe Maintenance Utility s Send function to upload the ROI file to the InSpector 5 Onthe InSpector use Spec Display ROI Load to load the ROI file into the spectrum These ROIs will replace the analysis generated ROIs if any 111 The Maintenance Utility Configuration Editor 112 In addition to changing the InSpector s configuration in the Setup Mode you can also change it via the Maintenance Utility s Configuration Editor The Editor is opened by selecting the Edit icon on the Maintenance Utility s main screen Saving the Configuration When editing is complete select OK The edited configuration file will immediately be downloaded to the InSpector and replace the existing file Editing a Configuration File on Your PC If you have many InSpector 1000 units and plan to configure them identically it may be useful to have a single configuration file available on your PC copying it man
101. it will display a message for about 30 seconds advis ing you that the probe is stabilizing Figure 45 A CANBERRA Figure 45 The Probe is Stabilizing e The blue LED on the probe will blink while stabilization is in process When stabilization is complete the LED will glow steadily If stabilization is lost perhaps due to moving the unit from a warm environment to a cold one indoors to outdoors data acquisition will stop and the instrument will restabilize itself the blue LED will start blinking When the LED glows steadily stabilization is complete and acquisition can be restarted f you enter a high radiation area High Field will be displayed at the bottom of the screen data acquisition will stop the probe s high voltage and its blue LED will be turned off When you leave the High Field area the high voltage will be turned on again and the LED will start blinking as the probe begins stabilizing When the LED glows steadily stabilization is complete and acquisition can be restarted 62 MCA Using the Stabilize Function Note The Stabilize function is available only when one of the standard Gamma Probes is being used The function is disabled when a Stabilized Probe is at tached to the InSpector In order to turn on stabilization you must acquire a spectrum and choose the peak whose position is to be held constant 1 To start the process select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE S
102. ition or analysis fault Select the word error to open a text window describing the error Figure 4 1 Analysis Step 4 Muclide Ql Identification with Interference Correction Error ebeg Cannot open File Press Enter Figure 4 An Example of an Error Message Navigating the InSpector s Menus Navigating the InSpector s Menus There are two ways to navigate around the InSpector 1000 s menus and functions by the hard keys to the left of the display or by the soft buttons on the display Hard Keys These are general descriptions of the hard keys functions The function of most keys depends on which mode is active 1 Power Cycles the InSpector On Off 2 Charge Light whenever the battery 1s being charged 3 Enter Function varies depending on the active mode 4 Up Enters the main menu in the menu changes the displayed mode 5 Left In the menu moves to the left 6 Right In the menu moves to the right 7 Down Exits the menu and returns to the current display 8 Home Changes the display to the Home Mode selected in In strument Setup page 98 Soft Buttons The touchscreen allows both coarse control and fine control e Touch a soft button on the screen to select that button s function For fine control use a stylus or your fingernail The Home Mode You can always select the Home button to go back to the default operating mode as defined in Instrument Setup page 98
103. l is designed for users of all levels of sophistication Each chapter is a tutorial addresses an operating mode or explains how to set up the instrument for daily operation Chapter 2 Quick Start uses the Dose Mode as a brief introduction to working with the InSpector s Dose Locator and Nuclide ID operating modes Chapter 4 Dose Mode presents a quick view of both the Instantaneous Dose Rate and the Cumulative Dose in one of several different display modes in your choice of sievert roentgen or rem units Chapter 5 Locator Mode charts the moment by moment radiation intensity seen by the InSpector helping you locate lost hidden or contraband sources of radiation Chapter 6 Nuclide ID Mode provides continuous real time identification of individ ual isotopes with their activity calculation in either Bq or uCi Chapter 7 Spectroscopy Tutorials is based on Genie 2000 s gamma analysis func tions This chapter explains how the InSpector implements those functions Chapter 8 Spectroscopy Mode lets you collect and analyze radionuclide spectra with the spectroscopy tools normally found only in a high end MCA Chapter 9 Setup Mode lets you set the system wide parameters and the parameters for each of the four data modes Quick Start 2 Quick Start The Quick Start chapter uses the Dose Mode as a brief introduction to working with the InSpector s Dose Locator and Nuclide ID operating modes The Spectroscopy mode has its own tu
104. lay to the Home Mode selected in Instru ment Setup page 98 How Dose Information is Displayed All Dose Mode displays include a digital readout and visual indicators for both the warning threshold and the alarm threshold The thresholds and the display units are se lected in Dose Setup page 91 16 How Dose Information is Displayed Nal Probe Displays If a Gamma Nal Probe is connected to the InSpector you can choose Simple Displays the current Gamma Dose Rate as a bargraph Figure 12 Composite Displays the Gamma Dose Rate the Cumulative Gamma Dose and the Gamma Count Rate as bargraphs Figure 13 Ebar Displays the Gamma Dose Rate the Cumulative Gamma Dose and the Average Spectrum Energy as bargraphs Figure 14 Log Dial Displays the current Gamma Dose Rate on a logarithmic analog scale Figure 15 Linear Dial Displays the current Gamma Dose Rate on a linear analog scale similar to Figure 15 GAMMA DOSE RATE GAMMA DOSE RATE CARA A IVE GAMMA DOSE NENNEN 0 0 GAMA COUVI RATE PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE Figure 12 Simple Dose Display Figure 13 Composite Dose Display GAMMA DOSE RATE GAMMA DOSE RATE i 10 0 COLA ATTIVE GAMMA DOSE D aL 1 1 L I Average Spectrom Energy PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE Figure 14 Ebar Dose Display Figure 15 Log Dial Dose Display 17 Dose Mode Neutron Probe Displays If a Neutron
105. lled Nuclide Libraries 160 T1 204 U 233 U 235 Np 237 U 238 U238 dau Am 241 key line 193E 008 024E 012 221E 016 766E 013 410E 017 410E 017 156E 007 135 167 245 153 202 205 300 312 102 122 125 295 662 TAL 340 430 DB 70 oU 42 54 9T 146 164 340 291 24 143 3 50 185 110 311 86 340 170 340 92 1696 1001 B3 92 766 1001 3 3 43 47 359 59 70 98 29 50 lt 990 i260 208 430 420 895 819 300 400 690 210 380 600 354 160 760 qiue 490 810 600 600 030 290 600 600 030 196 420 000 540 541 000 930 000 960 Oo oo oo ood CO CO CO CO CO QD CO CO CO D CO COD CO OOO CO OO CD CO QD CO CO CO CO CO CO CO 0 CO CO Oo CO CO 040 070 000 000 s000 000 lt 00 000 000 000 000 004 010 020 000 005 020 010 000 020 020 030 2 000 000 000 000 LU U 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 s000 000 000 000 UI H WW C3 C3 C C C CO G GC GO Ln GO MM CO O COCO Un L CO CO LU W GO Ow LA U KA d LH C9 C9 Oc CO CO GC GC CO G GC O N L 7000 4 900 4770 8100 3570 1890 0414 0601 0184 0177 1070 0160 0231 9600 0800 2000 0300 0100 2 LOO U 6 200 v 6000 4700 S 700 2070 23900 9000 5700 2070 5900 1260 5720 4 9300 1170 9000 0230 0290 0320 R e 2 2
106. m including None which disables the audible alarm or warning specified in the selection box Play Sound Select the Play Sound button to hear the sound for and verify the parameters of the selected alarm or warning Press the button again to turn the audio off Note Selects the pitch of the sound e Interval Selects the amount of time between instances of the sound For instance selecting 4 means that the sound will be produced every four seconds with each instance being Length in duration Length Selects the duration of the sound The sound s Length must be smaller than its Interval Applicable only to continuous sounds Date Time Setup This page lets you set and read the system clock and calendar There are two parame ter pages System Date Time and Time Zone System Date Time e Day Month Year Sets the calendar e Seconds Minutes Hours Sets the clock Time Zone s Time Zone Use the Up Down Arrow keys to select your local time zone e Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving Select this radio button to cause the clock to automatically account for daylight savings 99 Setup Mode Touchpad Calibrate If the InSpector s touchpad becomes misaligned this function lets you realign it Se lect the Touchpad Calibrate button to launch the calibration screen Figure 70 Tap the cross hairs target in the center of the Calibration screen with a stylus Tap the targe
107. minates the identified nuclides will be listed in the nuclide table f more nuclides have been found than can be listed on the page use the right left arrow keys to move between pages Selecting Which NID Data to Display e Selecting the first column s heading orders the column by atomic mass e Selecting the last column s heading toggles the data between activity and dose rate Saving the Data When acquisition is off select the keyboard s Enter key to start a New data acquisi tion with or without Saving the current data Figure 10 Note Data cannot be saved when data acquisition is in process 12 Nuclide ID Mode 2 e Acquire is off Do you want to o New Gave New Figure 10 Saving the Data New clears the data and starts a new acquisition e Save New saves the current data before starting a new acquisition Isotope Specific Alerts The InSpector can announce warnings and alerts for specific nuclides This feature is set up in the Standard Operating Mode page 27 If the Nuclide s Warning Level is Exceeded The General Alert Warning Indicator described below is triggered The nuclide s line will blink yellow If the Nuclide s Alarm Level is Exceeded e The General Alert Alarm Indicator described below is triggered e The nuclide s line will blink red General Alerts The InSpector can be set to alert you if the detected radiation exceeds the low level Warning or hi
108. mma Probe Procedure For an InSpector with a Gamma Probe refer to Figure 99 and follow the steps listed below This is the procedure to use if your InSpector does not include a Neutron Probe Back Cover Screws 6 Back Cover Battery Connector Block Square Opening Rubber Gasket Hand Strap Screws 3 Figure 99 Gamma Probe Procedure 148 10 11 12 Lx 14 15 16 Le Changing the Battery Turn off the InSpector s power and remove all connecting cables Loosen the hand strap Loosen the three screws under the hand strap Pull the side piece the one with the loosened screws about 1 8 inch 3 mm away from the unit Remove the back cover s six screws Remove the back cover Carefully remove the battery from its compartment Gently pull the battery s connecting wires and connector block out of the Square opening at the back of the battery compartment Carefully separate the connector block Connect the power connector to the new battery and carefully feed the connector block and wires back through the square hole Seat the battery in its compartment Before replacing the cover verify that the cover s gasket is fully seated in its mounting slot If the gasket is not seated correctly the unit s resistance to water and dirt will fail which can cause the unit to malfunction Replace the rear cover and its six screws Push the side piece the one with the hand strap back into place on
109. mmends that you protect the InSpector by putting it in a clear wrap or clear bag 195 Technical Reference AN The InSpector is water resistant so its exterior can be cleaned with a soft cloth moist ened with mild detergent and water rinsed carefully then dried thoroughly WARNING The chemicals listed below must not be used to clean the InSpector They will react with the units case and will cause crazing or stress cracking Amines Esters Aromatic hydrocarbons Halogenated hydrocarbons Ketones Strong bases such as ammonia LCD Screen Protector To protect the InSpector s LCD screen from scratches and to reduce screen glare Canberra recommends you use replaceable LCD screen protectors such as Fellowes part number 98033 or equivalent Setting the Hardware Gain The Coarse Gain and Fine Gain controls in the Hardware Setting dialog are factory set to 1 000 If these values are changed gamma events over 3 MeV will be lost resulting in possible underestimation of the dose rate calculated using probe data Location of the GM Tube 136 In addition to the external gamma probe the InSpector has an internal Geiger M ller GM tube that is used to extend the dose rate capability well beyond the range of the external probe It is wrapped with a foil shield to allow for the energy response re quired to deliver a proper H 10 dose measurement Using the Power Converter The GM tube is mounted inside the case behind its bott
110. n The Isotope Icon If isotope specific alerts have been enabled in the NID Mode page 27 the isotope icon will change to yellow if any specified isotope s warning threshold has been ex ceeded or red if its alarm threshold has been exceeded 20 5 Locator Mode As soon as the Locator Mode is selected it begins operating displaying a histogram The Dose Rate is continuously evaluated and the warning and alarm levels are con stantly tracked by the InSpector As you scan an area with the InSpector s probe the change in intensity lets you locate the source of the radioactivity making it easy to find lost hidden or contraband sources When you select the Locator Mode you can choose to display either a bar chart Fig ure 20 or a line chart showing the instantaneous radiation intensity GAMMA COUNT RATE 105 76 87 cps 0 0 PRESS ENTER TO IDENTIFY 100 0 Figure 20 Locator Mode with the Dose Rate Bar e The most current data 1 e time now is the right end of the display As time advances data will move to the left The display s horizontal axis is calibrated in time The width of the graph in time is the figure below the right end of the graph 10 seconds in Figure 20 e The vertical axis is calibrated in CPS or Dose units selected in Monitor Setup Its range can be changed or Autoscale can be enabled in Locator Setup The vertical axis scale s maximum value is shown in the upper left corner 1000 cps
111. n Units and Range page 91 are used here for the Threshold setting 93 Setup Mode Neutron Count Rate Alarm Enables the Neutron Count Rate Alarm and sets its activation threshold The Alarm sound is selected in Instrument Setup Sound Setup on page 99 Enable e Select On to enable the selected audio alert or Off to disable it Threshold When the Neutron Count Rate exceeds this setting selected alerts are issued Locator Setup There are two pages of parameters for Locator Setup Locator and MCS Locator This page sets the vertical scaling and graphing parameters for displaying the Locator data Autoscale Enables disables automatic vertical scale On turns autoscaling on for the Locator Mode values set for the Dose Rate Scale and CPS Scale are ignored Off turns the Locator Mode autoscaling off the vertical scale is fixed at the values set 1n Dose Rate Scale and Count Rate Scale Dose Rate Scale Sets the upper limit of the vertical scale when displaying locator dose data This set ting is ignored if Autoscale is enabled The dose units are set in Dose Setup Units and Range page 91 Count Rate Scale Sets the upper limit of the vertical scale when displaying count rate data This setting is ignored if Autoscale is enabled This also sets the upper limit of the Input Count Rate bargraph in the Dose Composite mode The Input Count Rate bargraph is not dependent on the Autoscale setting 94 NID Se
112. n monitor specific isotopes and notify you when the alert levels you specify are exceeded page 27 Hard Key Functions The NID Display ot A Un A W N Power Turns the InSpector On Off Charge Light whenever the battery is being charged Enter Starts stops data acquisition Up No function in this mode Left Displays the previous page of NID results Right Displays the next page of NID results Down No function in this mode Home Changes the display between the NID and LOCate modes The Easy Mode display Figure 9 lists the identified nuclides their isotope type fis sion activation etc and either dose rate or activity qp PreviousNext Page 1 of 1 Nuclide Type Medical Industrial Industrial Figure 9 The Nuclide ID Display 11 Easy Mode of Operation Changing to the Locator Mode To change the display to the Locator Mode page 8 select the onscreen Locate button or the keypad s Home key Calibrating the InSpector Select the onscreen Calibrate button to access the InSpector s standard Auto Recal function which is covered in detail starting on page 60 Note The CAL button will be not be seen when data acquisition is in process Starting Data Acquisition To acquire nuclide data select the Enter key e f there already is a list of nuclide data you ll be asked if you want to start a New acquisition or Resume the old one When data acquisition ter
113. nd their energy levels will change To compensate for this effect you must perform a Manual Recal page 68 before acquiring new data Failure to recalibrate will result in invalid sample data Hardware Settings High Voltage 1000 0000 Coarse Gain x1 Fine Gain 1 0000 ADC Gain 1 4140 Cony Gain 2O46 LLD 1 5000 9 Figure 44 Hardware Settings Clear All Select Clear All to remove all spectral data and analysis generated ROIs from the dis play Stabilize In certain circumstances the energy output of the InSpector s probe can vary drift such as in very high count rate environments or if the probe warms or cools with changes in the ambient temperature In these cases some type of spectrum stabiliza tion may need to be used The InSpector s integrated digital spectrum stabilizer allows for probe stabilization over the full operating temperature range of the instrument This is an easy to use method which allows selection of the stabilization photopeak 61 Spectroscopy Mode The InSpector achieves stabilization by continuously monitoring an energy window set around the selected stabilization peak and adjusting the probe s high voltage to maintain the peak in the proper position The optimal width of the energy window is determined automatically by the software Using a Stabilized Probe The Stabilized Probe is very easy to use When the InSpector finds a Stabilized Probe connected to its DET connector
114. ng the dose rate gt Note This parameter does not affect the Dose Rate bargraph below the table in the Composite view Display Composite NID display only You can display either Error activity uncertainty in percent or Confidence percent confidence that the nuclide identification is correct for each nuclide listed Spec Setup There are four pages of parameters for Spectroscopy Setup Peak Analysis NID Anal ysis Background Subtraction and Calibration Setup Notes If an analysis sequence file is loaded the current settings for these parameters will be overwritten the loaded parameters will become the current parameters If you change any of these parameters after loading a sequence file your changes will become the current parameters Parameter changes made here have an effect only if the specified analysis step is present in the analysis file When you Save an analyzed spectrum the changed parameters will be written to the spectrum file Peak Analysis Though you d normally use the Peak Analysis parameters in the specified ASF file three of those parameters can be modified here Start Channel the starting channel for the peak search Significance The significance threshold is used to eliminate insignificant peaks from the search Peaks with a significance value less than threshold value are ignored This parameter must be greater than 0 and typically ranges from 3 to 5 Library The Nuclide Li
115. nge if Autoscale is not enabled this parameter sets the vertical scale of the chart when Dose Rate is displayed The units are those selected in Dose Units on the Dose Page 119 The Maintenance Utility 120 CPS rate range if Autoscale is not enabled this parameter sets the vertical scale of the chart when CPS count rate is displayed Regardless of the Autoscale setting this parameter also sets the upper limit of the Input Count Rate bargraph Mode indicates 1f Gamma Count Rate Gamma Dose Rate or Neutron Count Rate is to be displayed Display width the amount of data displayed in seconds Integration width the number of data points to be averaged see Smoothing above Curve display type how the chart is drawn Configuration Editor The MCA Page The MCA Page Figure 83 provides options specific to the display of spectrum data Configuration File Editor MOA IY MCA display autoscale Jw MICA Axis labels MCA display gridlines Y scale made Linear Y scale max value OOOO scale mode Linear 7 axis units Energy Spectrum draw made Line status Page Rol Energy Range 1536 B kev f Preset real time Number of Channels 1004 Preset live time Calibration Source Energy 61 65 kev pM po E dete ve on Calibration count time seconds Be eae foo e REDAL window width Fw HM Source minimum rate n cps Figure 83 The MCA Page e MCA display autoscale sets the
116. nter Keys Navigating the Setup Dialogs This section covers the extra navigation tools available in the Setup Mode In addition to the Parameter Dialog functions on page 37 the Setup Dialogs have four extra keys and a different way of specifying which downloaded memory resident file is to be used 90 Dose Setup Apply Select Apply to save the changed parameters in memory without leaving the current dialog page The word Saved appears at the top of the screen to indicate that the data was stored in the unit s memory Previous and Next Selecting Previous or Next will save any changes you ve made on the current page then move to the dialog s previous or next page Quit Select Quit to exit the dialog If you have not first selected Apply any changes will be lost Specifying a Memory Resident File In Spec Setup page 96 you can specify which memory resident file you want to use e Select the Enter key to move the highlight to the Library list box Use the Up Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list in the box When you find the file you want to specify select the Enter key to move the focus to the soft keys at the bottom of the dialog e Select the Up Arrow Apply to use the file Dose Setup There are several pages of parameters for Dose Setup Units and Range Dose Rate Warning Dose Rate Alarm Annunciator Cumulative Dose Warning Cumulative Dose Alarm and Neutron Count Rate Alarm How the visual and a
117. nts Op erates in Canberra s patented time to count mode NEUTRON PROBE External detector moderated He tube 8 cm active length 2 atm intrinsic neutron sensitivity 196 using an unmoderated Cf fast neutron source mass 1 36 kg 3 Ib Display TYPE Backlit color LCD and touch panel RESOLUTION 320 x 240 pixels LAYOUT Landscape COLORS 65 536 Indicator CHARGE INDICATOR Yellow LED on keypad U S Patent Numbers 4 605 859 and 4 631 411 167 Specifications Beeper AUDIO ANNUNCIATOR Microspeaker driven from main processor AUDIBLE COUNT RATE INDICATOR Off or one beep for every 100 1000 or 10 000 counts user selectable AUDIBLE ALARM WARNING INDICATOR Alarms warnings using tones user configurable Count Dose Rate Display COUNT RATE DISPLAY UNITS Counts per second or counts per minute user selectable DOSE RATE BARGRAPH FULL SCALE 0 1 1 0 10 100 1000 10 000 Auto user selectable DOSE RATE UNITS uR h mR h R h uSv h mSv h urem h mrem h rem h user selectable Battery TYPE Two cell Li ion battery rechargeable CAPACITY 2 3 AH OPERATING TIME Approximately 12 hours while acquiring with battery at full charge CHARGE TIME Approximately 3 hours Performance ENERGY RANGE For 1 5 2 and 3 in Nal detectors 25 keV to 3 MeV For GM detector 30 keV to 1 4 MeV INTEGRAL 0 1 over top 99 of conversion range 168 Performance
118. o SEXES EUR EARS 133 How to Connect Both Gamma and Neutron Probes 134 Prepare ie e n e T E R R TT REE 134 Attaching the Probes 32x59 4m e644 hd 552 2 54 5595 32393 135 Cleaning the Inspector senise Fee Eee RRR moa Row ES Xo S S A 135 LCD Screen Protector s 23 a eee be eee ae OR EE d uera E ud duse E SE 136 Setting the Hardware Galli amp e omo kom oum omo Ro EE X Rn d dae darani 136 Location of the GM Tube sse ss se esas UE Ree RUE OUS RR UR d RUE OO Rog 136 Using the Power Converter x uu vom soe oon EORR ROO Ree m OE RR OX X RE ORO xx oos 137 Inteligent Probes ux 9 R 9 E eee eee eee hee eee ke eee se 9530345195 138 Communications Interface Pinout s us urine x 9x adn eae dd eee en YU Vos 139 Probe Connector Pinout 20 x os 9k 3c 4o OR O amp O Ro REOR OE RO whew OS 140 Probe Format Data File c v3 sw 4 4 5495924495449 59 949 9551 141 Probe HY Cutoff Level Adjustment 2 45 2 642 8t4 ee Re DOE EST EEE ES oG 142 Detector Switching Thresholds amp s 2 99x xoxo See eeHEE EER OEE Ed 144 Alarm PHOMUCS S v sas ee etna Se ea ee ae PE CES E ee ee E BUM IP EU 144 Efficiency Calibration Models 42 a us doe hoes ew See eee AE ee 145 vii viii Detault Inspector Piles d2c4464 G5 68 rebasa mni kk t x RRR ow ko CED IGDUIEPOWOPRCQUICRIOBIS lt s s 9 eoo RUE 9 UR indt brd ewe eee RAS IR eee Thednterual Banery o wu RE mum RUREUEUEARUEG RESESSEYSSX a4 Changing tbe Dattery uos ee eee ee eee EEE ee
119. o set up a partnership will appear When set to 1 the connection is established without the dialog appearing Edit Function The Edit button like the Edit Settings menu command opens the local InSpec tor resident configuration settings file in the Configuration Editor The Editor is covered in detail in Configuration Editor on page 112 This function cannot open a PC resident configuration file To do that use the File Open local preference file menu command Get Function The Get button lets you transfer data from the InSpector to your PC To use this com mand the units must be connected with the supplied USB cable See Connecting the InSpector to the PC on page 106 1 Select the Maintenance Program s Get button 2 By default spectrum CNF files are copied to the PC This can be changed in the file type list box 3 Select the file or files to be copied from the InSpector 1000 Files list box on the left 4 The destination folder on the host PC is shown in the center and the files in that directory are displayed on the right By default spectrum files are copied 107 The Maintenance Utility to a subfolder named for the InSpector s ID not the Sample Information ID entered on the Configuration Editor s General tab The example in Figure 73 shows C GENIE2K CAMFILES nstrument ID as the Save To path Get files from the InSpector 1000 r InSpector 1000 Files Host Location 00000058_C
120. om wall It s located above the three connectors in Figure 96 and 13 mm 0 5 in back from the bottom wall The dashed line in the figure shows the tube s location and the shows its center ZZZ 12 0 V 1 8A Figure 96 InSpector Bottom View Using the Power Converter You can use the ac dc converter Figure 97 to provide power to the InSpector and si multaneously charge its battery Plug the supplied power cord into the receptacle on the converter then plug the converter s connecting cable into the InSpector s DC PWR receptacle Figure 91 Figure 97 The ac dc Converter 137 Technical Reference Intelligent Probes 138 The InSpector 1000 has been designed for use with an intelligent gamma or neutron probe IProbe which allows automatic reconfiguration and recalibration whenever the probe is changed When a new Probe is first connected to the instrument it will be interrogated for its serial number and operating parameters such as probe type e g IPRON 2 operating high voltage typical resolution etc Probe Calibration When an IProbe is connected to an InSpector for the first time the InSpector will use the probe s default parameters until new ones are entered either in the InSpector s Setup Mode or via the Maintenance Utility When energy and efficiency calibrations have been performed for a specific IProbe the InSpector will retain a permanent record of the calibration information associated with that
121. omatically reset to show all of the data Max Y If Autoscale is not enabled Max Y lets you specify the absolute value of the Y axis scale 84 Display ROI An ROI is a region of interest usually marking a photopeak You can create ROIs by executing an analysis sequence file containing Peak Locate and Peak Analysis algo rithms page 43 or you can load the ROIs from a file page 45 Color of the ROIs Peaks associated with an identified nuclide will be marked with a blue ROI Peaks that cannot be identified will be marked with a red ROI To access the ROI menu select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A SETTINGS CLEAR Delete When the cursor is in an ROI the Delete button will be enabled selecting the button will delete the current ROI from the display 85 Spectroscopy Mode When the cursor is not in an ROI the Delete button will be disabled the button cannot be selected Clear Selecting Clear will remove all ROIs from the spectrum whether entered by an analy sis routine or loaded from a file Load Selecting Load will show you a list of ROI files to choose from Figure 67 Back Forward Select 209 Co 60 roi csils3 roi Figure 67 A Typical ROI File List Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Select the OK to load the highlighted file Use the Left Right Arrow keys
122. on Width 0 2 ar Additional Candidate Efficiencie s Z Gain Shift Tolerance 5 Add Critical Ratio Limit 5 Ud Max of Nuclides z Correlation Threshold 0 1 o s Generate Report Cancel Help Execute Figure 103 Nuclide Correlation NID Setup Patent pending 164 Two Useful Analysis Algorithms For a discussion of the details and use of each of the algorithm s parameters please re fer to the help file which can be reviewed by pressing the Help button on the algo rithm s Setup screen The figure shows the recommended values for each of the parameters as discussed in the help file Dose by Isotope Invoking Analyze using an ASF which includes a Dose by Isotope step will cause the rate of the dose received from each identified nuclide to be displayed in the Dose Rate units h column of the Composite Dose Nuclide ID views Note If the Dose by Isotope step is not included in the current ASF the Dose col umn will display zeros 165 Specifications F Specifications Physical SIZE InSpector alone 19 0 x 16 5 x 6 4 cm 7 5 x 6 5 x 2 5 in with an IPRON N probe 25 4 x 24 1 x 14 0 cm 10 x 9 5 x 5 5 in MASS With batteries and an IPRON 2 probe 2 4 kg 5 4 Ib with batteries and both an IPRON 2 probe and an IPRON N probe 7 65 kg 16 9 Ib Environmental OPERATING TEMPERATURE Range 10 to 55 C ambient HUMIDITY Up to 80 non condensing SHOCK Shock proof des
123. ose Mode s Linear Dial or Log Dial display page 17 will change to yellow If the Nuclide s Alarm Level is Exceeded The nuclide activity Alarm Indicator described in General Alerts below is triggered e Its line will blink red e The isotope icon in the upper right corner the Dose Mode s Linear Dial or Log Dial display page 17 will change to red General Alerts If in addition to the Isotope Specific Alerts the low level warning and or high level alarm thresholds for Dose Rate Cumulative Dose and or Neutron Count Rate page 91 are exceeded you will be alerted to the condition in several ways 2f Nuclide ID Mode Warning Indicators If the low level Warning threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to yel low If the Enable parameter for either of these warnings is set to On the audio alert for that warning will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and gold Alarm Indicators If the high level Alarm threshold is exceeded the color of the bar will change to red If the Enable parameter for either of these alarms is set to On the audio alert for that alarm will sound and the display s background will alternate between black and ma roon Turning Off the Audio Alerts See Turning off the Audio Alerts on page 4 28 7 Spectroscopy Tutorials This chapter describes the Spectroscopy Mode display and is a quick overview of some of the Mode s functions See Chapter 8
124. phone ringing sound will be made every three seconds for as long as the event persists 124 Master Volume Configuration Editor Sets the speaker volume in percent for all sounds Cumulative Dose Activity Low Battery Neutron Dose Hate Warning Sound Gien Note Hi C Interval 3 seconds Length i seconds Alarm Sound Siren Note Mid C Length Forever seconds Figure 85 The Dose Rate Sound Page 125 The Maintenance Utility Cumulative Dose Wi arming Alarm Sound Sin Wave Sound Sin Wave 9 Mote Mid C Mote Mid C Interval 3 seconds Length i seconds Length Forever seconds Figure 86 The Cumulative Dose Sound Page Alarm Sound Rectangle Sound Fiectangle Mate Hi C5 Note Hi C5 Interval 3 seconds Length fi seconds Length Forever seconds Figure 87 The Activity Sound Page 126 Configuration Editor Cowbell Laut mr 2 E Figure 88 The Low Battery Sound Page Rectangle Z HEB T Forever T Figure 89 The Neutron Alarm Sound Page 127 The Maintenance Utility The Cumulative Dose Page The parameters on this page Figure 90 set the default conditions for Cumulative Dose Configuration File Editor v Enable Cumulative Dose clear Cumulative Dose Hange 1000 US Warning Alarms Enabled Enabled Threshold 250 pov Threshold 500 URV OF
125. play As CPS the bargraph shows the same data ICR as the Composite dose display Overflow Indicator If the bargraph s data is beyond the selected scale a right pointing triangle appears at the right end of the bargraph circled in Figure 8 118 58 cps gt Figure 8 CPS Overflow Indication Alerts The InSpector can be set to alert you if the detected radiation exceeds the low level Warning or high level Alarm threshold Warning Indicators If a Warning Level is exceeded the color of the bar will change to yellow If enabled an audio alert will sound and the display s background will alternate be tween black and gold Alarm Indicators If an Alarm Level is exceeded the color of the bar will change to red If enabled an audio alert will sound and the display s background will alternate be tween black and maroon Turning Off the Audio Alerts See Turning off the Audio Alerts on page 4 The InSpector can alert you to any or all of excessive Dose Rate Cumulative Dose or Neutron Count Rate Their thresholds are defined in the Setup Mode In addition an alert for specific isotopes can be programmed 10 Nuclide ID Mode Nuclide ID Mode When data has been acquired and analyzed NID nuclide identification provides con tinuous real time identification of individual isotopes with their activity calculation The results for all identified isotopes are displayed as a chart In addition the InSpector ca
126. port Figure 80 The Neutron Page High Voltage Turns the neutron probes bias voltage On or Off Note The standard InSpector 1000 application ignores this setting and leaves the neutron probe bias voltage on at all times while it is running e Dwell time Sets the neutron measurement dwell time in seconds A whole number from 1 to 60 must be entered The default is 1 second Validation Trigger Number Sets the number of consecutive times the neutron alarm threshold must be crossed before an alarm is triggered A whole number from 1 to 32 must be entered The default is 2 116 Configuration Editor CPS rate range Selects a neutron count range for the bar graph displays 0 100 0 1000 and 0 10000 cps ranges are available The default is 0 100 cps Neutron Count Rate Alarm Enabled an alarm is generated if the neutron count rate exceeds Threshold for the number of consecutive intervals specified by the Validation Trigger Number The General Page The General settings Figure 81 apply to all modes of InSpector operation The Sam ple Information settings supply the default values for descriptive information that will be saved with spectral data This data is purely for reporting purposes if saved spectra are brought back to a host PC None of these values have any significance in analysis except the quantity Configuration File Editor General Force RECAL when instrument started Easy Mode of Operation Language
127. power connector to the new battery and carefully feed the connector block and wires back through the square hole Seat the battery in its compartment Before replacing the cover verify that the cover s gasket is fully seated in its mounting slot If the gasket is not seated correctly the unit s resistance to water and dirt will fail which can cause the unit to malfunction Replace the rear cover and its six screws Push the probe mounting piece back into place on the InSpector Tighten the three screws the three screws that hold the probe mounting piece to the InSpector Align the IPRON N probe s alignment lugs with the InSpector s lug cutouts Rotate the probe so that the alignment lugs on the probe can mate with the lug cutouts on the InSpector Insert the lugs in the cutouts and rotate the probe firmly until the lugs are fully engaged in the cutouts Reattach the probe to the InSpector by replacing the three screws removed in step 3 Reconnect all cables Resume normal operation 153 Factory Installed Nuclide Libraries D Factory Installed Nuclide Libraries This appendix lists the contents of the nuclide libraries installed in the InSpector M 1000 at the factory e NaI NORM nlb for naturally occurring radioactive materials e Nal SNM nlb for special nuclear materials e Naidemo nlb a typical mixed gamma source e Nal MED nlb for medical nuclides e Nal PeakLocate nlb limits peak search to the specified nuclide
128. press the Up Arrow to save the calibration and the calibration spectrum file otherwise press the Down Arrow to discard it If fewer than three calibration peaks are sufficiently close to their predicted positions the calibration wizard will report an error You can try again using a larger tolerance see step 3 or use one of the RECAL functions to shift the entire spectrum closer to the current calibration 73 Spectroscopy Mode Efficiency The Efficiency Menu command lets you load a memory resident already down loaded CAL file or show a calibration graphically LOCATOR NID bar composite A A Li CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A A ENERGY EFFICIENCY Load When you select Load the InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file Select the Ok button to confirm your choice Atany time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file 74 Calibrate Show Select Show to display the efficiency calibration as a graph and its equation Figure 54 Model Dual io Sha EJ D Energy High Energy Ine 1 210e 001 2 506e 000 In E 2 69296 ni In E 2 Figure 54 Show Efficiency Calibration Model This screen allows you to choose a different Model for the displayed curve
129. r If the bargraph s data is beyond the selected scale a right pointing triangle appears at the right end of the bargraph circled in Figure 18 0251723 0 pSV Figure 18 Dose Rate Overflow Indication Neutron Count Rate Alert If the Neutron Count Rate exceeds the Neutron Count Rate Alarm setting page 94 a blinking Neutron will overwrite the current mode s display Figure 19 and the dis play s background will alternate between black and maroon GAMMA DOSE RATE NENNEN EENENEEEENE 0 0 NELIKON COURT WATE 100 0 PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE Figure 19 Dose Neutron Alarm Indicator The Annunciator If the Annunciator is enabled page 93 the InSpector can be used to locate an isolated source When the InSpector detects radioactivity an audio alert will sound As the unit approaches the source the radiation intensity incoming count rate increases causing the audio output s rate or pitch to change with the rate of detected radiation changes 19 Dose Mode Clearing the Cumulative Dose The Cumulative Dose is the total radiation dose received by the unit since the InSpec tor was turned on or since the dose memory was cleared using the Setup Mode s Clear Cumulative Dose command page 100 Changing to the NID Mode If NID results are available page 24 you ll see an isotope icon in the upper right corner of the Dial displays You can change from a Dial display to the NID Mode dis play by selecting this ico
130. r example for the 2 inch probe the line will look like this DoseCutoff 10000 DoseCutoff To change the cutoff value edit the value between lt DoseCutof f gt and DoseCutoff coding which is in USv h Do not change or delete any part of the XML coding the angle brackets and the text inside the brackets Doing so will make the file unuseable 7 To eliminate the cutoff completely delete the line 8 Save the file and use Windows Explorer to copy it back to the InSpector replacing the original file Cycle the power on the InSpector to enable use of the new cutoff value Reinstalling the software on the InSpector will replace the PFD files so this procedure must be repeated if an update is installed 143 Technical Reference Detector Switching Thresholds The InSpector uses the count rate data from the internal Geiger M ller GM tube to determine whether the GM data or the Nal probe data will be used for data display For each Nal probe two threshold points are used to implement switching hysteresis Hysteresis stabilizes the dose reading by preventing erratic switching from one detec tor to the other Probe Model Low Threshold High Threshold IPRON 1 19 8 uSv hr 39 6 uSv hr IPRON 2 17 0 uSv hr 34 0 uSv hr IPRON 3 8 5 uSv hr 17 0 uSv hr When a falling count rate passes the Low Threshold the InSpector begins displaying the Nal probe s count rate data When aris
131. re two pages of system parameters for setting up the InSpector Instrument Setup and Sound Setup Instrument Setup Sets the language used the screen s backlight timeout the menu s timeout and the mode selected by pressing the Home key 98 Language Lets you select the language used for the InSpector s menus and messages The Backlight can be always on always off or on for a selected number of seconds after the unit becomes inactive Since it takes about 20 seconds after the user s last action i e a keypress for the unit to time out to inactive status the backlight will turn off Backlight Value 20 seconds after the last user action Menu Timeout defines how long the menus are displayed in seconds Home Mode selects which main menu function is displayed when the Home button is pressed Spec NID Composite NID Simple Dose EBar Dose Composite Dose Simple Dose Linear Dial Dose Log Dial or Locator Easy Mode of Operation sets the InSpector for the Easy Mode of Operation defaults to LOCATOR screen Date Time Setup Sound Setup Selects the sound emitted to signal various alarms and warnings Every alarm and warning has a factory set default which you can redefine here including turning it off The Volume which applies to all sounds can be set for 20 to 100 in increments of 10 The selection box lets you choose the alarm or warning to be redefined e Sound Type There are a number of sounds to choose fro
132. reshold Cumulative Gamma Dose clear Cumulative Gamma Dose range Cumulative Gamma Dose warning Cumulative Gamma Dose warning threshold Cumulative Gamma Dose alarm Cumulative Gamma Dose alarm threshold Neutron Settings Neutron High Voltage Dwell time Validation Trigger Number Neutron rate display range Neutron alarm Neutron alarm threshold Annunciator Settings Annunciator Annunciator sound type Annunciator beep threshold Annunciator beep scaling factor Annunciator tone ref frequency Annunciator tone alpha factor Annunciator tone beta factor Annunciator tone mode Locator Settings Locator mode Locator autoscale Locator dose rate range Locator CPS rate range Locator display width Locator smoothing Locator integration width Locator curve display type Default Sample Information ID Title Quantity Collector Name Location Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled mrem 100 mrem h Enabled 20 00 nuSv h Enabled 1000 00 uSv h Enabled 1000 Enabled 1000 00 uSv Enabled 5000 On 00 uSv 1 seconds 2 100 cps Enabled 30 Enabled Gamma 100 0 27 0 24 Beep Gamma Count Rate 0000 0340 5000 0127 0000 Count Rate Enabled 100 mrem h 0 1000 cps 10 seconds Disabled 4 points BarGraph InSpector 1000 spectrum 1 0 Type MCA Settings MCA display autoscale MCA Y scale mode MCA Y scale max value MCA X scale mode M
133. restoring 101 Defining spectrum ROIs 111 Lele a TG 6 ese ese Bowe eee oe eas 59 Display settings AULOCCAIC sus m 6 8 X095 SH ee om RE 84 orderS s e s 2585 43 OS oe ee R d 82 uu PP E ewes 84 maxiMum y aa 84 PIOLIYDE gt esasy entad REEE reed 82 CdS 4 oe Reus E EUR ee UN RR REUS 82 MUMS PEL 84 Displaying 171 NID mode data 11 24 Dose DY isotope 4 nx o Ene d 165 Dose mode delon S oue ee a kee eS Be 16 function keys 16 Dose rate alarm threshold setting 92 TOi NON NR QESTTPERSTSECNPITS 18 23 bargraph 2326 xwxox4oo RSS 26 Suivant PS 16 warning threshold setting 92 Dose setup annunclator 2 2 ren 93 cumulative dose alarm 93 cumulative dose warning threshold 93 dose rate alarm threshold 92 dose rate warning threshold 92 units and range m xk enm ex 2 E Editing a configuration off line 112 Efficiency calibration files qnoeluded ses a xw ek Rom 42 146 loadi g Lo dus um n Bes S Roe AR ied 74 models described 145 SHOW soe eee ke ee ee ee 75 Enabling remote setup 4 o oe o m oa 95 100 Energy calibration COCIMCICMS s ome oux os Saw pos s 71 files included uum Rom RE 146 IOAGING uou uem x ROS Coe ee xa 66 SHOW wo co oe oh ae oe ee 70 Error messages 2 6 eb 3m Xo 0x o3 4 32 F File EIOSIHO A nue acu d moe ey He ere ee ee S 59
134. s e Nal INDU nlb for industrial nuclides e ANSI GammaGuru nlb the NID by nuclide correlation library e Nal ANSI nlb complies with the ANSI 42 34 standard The NORM Nuclear Library Filename Nal norm nlb Nuclide Half Life Energy Energy Yield Yield Name Seconds keV n Uncert keV Uncert Abs K 40 3 992F 016 1 460 822 0 006 10 6600 0 1900 Ra 226 5 049E 010 186 211 0 013 3 5900 0 0600 Th 232 4 434E 017 74 810 0 002 10 4000 0 3000 77 110 0 002 17 5000 0 5000 87 300 0 002 7 8100 0 2500 238 632 0 002 43 3000 0 4000 240 986 0 006 4 1000 0 0500 328 000 0 006 2 9500 0 1200 338 320 0 003 11 2700 0 1900 583 191 0 002 30 4000 0 3000 911 204 0 004 2548000 0 4000 964 766 0 010 4 9900 0 0900 968 971 0 017 15 8000 0 3000 1588 200 0 030 3 2200 0 0800 1620 500 0 100 1 4900 0 0400 2614 533 0 013 34 6380 0 0040 U 235 2 221E 016 143 760 0 020 10 9600 0 1400 185 715 0 005 57 2000 0 8000 U 238 1 410E 017 63 290 0 020 4 8000 0 7000 92 590 0 250 5 6000 0 4000 1001 030 0 030 0 8370 0 0100 key line 154 The SNM Nuclear Library The SNM Nuclear Library Filename Nal snm nlb Nuclide Half Life Energy Energy Yield Yield Name Seconds keV Uncert keV Uncert Abs U 233 5 024E 012 71 890 0 002 0 0024 0 0004 117 159 0 002 0 0023 0 0004 118 968 0 002 0 0041 0 0000 120 816 0 001 0 0033 0 0000 145 337 0 004 0 0015 0 0003 146 345 0 002 0 0066 0 0001 148 156 0 008 0 0003 0 0000 245 345 0 002 0 0036 0 0000 248 726
135. s Se ee eS Gamma Probe Procedifes s a s asm e m RICE Eon o E eae Ree ee don ee a Neutron Probe Procedure 0 0 ee ee eee ke nk ee Factory Installed Nuclide Libraries The NORM Nuclear Library 2a sie o3 moe 3 Xo 5c 49 E mo OX S REDE 840 53 The SNMNuclearLibfaty 2262466228866 2 REESE ESHEETS ESE ES The Nal Demo Nuclear Library uu ux aa The Medical Nuclear Library lt lt 24644 Kock oue Y es 3c bh owe SE x EEE SO The Peak Locate Nuclear Library 4o woo m Ro 49 x mox o o3 939 o 90 m on 9 Rw ES The Industrial Nuclear Library amp o R a R R R o9 de Re OG EXE HES Ee 9 4 5 X xcu The NID by Nuclide Correlation Library 2 co x oom omo om o9 ox 64 OY xXx RS The ANS Nuclear Library s s 64 2 ci w amp OX ORR EX AR x44 4 25 553 Using ASFs Cfealine OF Bditino an ASP sz cae eck be Ree oe ee ESE ERS Eom ME A url 3524s tee ee eee eS eee eee eee eae ee een e eee Two Useful Analysis Algorithms 2 a aa NID by Nuchide Correlation o se e s sss RE Um 9 0E OX 9 REDE OEE V ie 3 Dose by ISODODE a swe momo EGO eee NR dkt okta nee es EE S as Specifications Pho 29 29 eee ee eee eee eee ee eee eee Ae es Environmental 4 4 kk ek DISp y 2 9x ee he eee es ee eee hte eee ee ee eee 2 9 925555 Indicator 2 42 34 9 Be wae ee wu Eee ea ee eee wee eee 154 154 155 155 156 156 157 158 161 162 162 164 164 164 165 Dalle s nee Ete eee aE GES RS XXE Rd
136. s easily compensated for by placing a calibration source in front of the detector and selecting one of the recalibration buttons to correct for the drift Auto Recal Auto Recal automatically adjusts the probe s gain or high voltage so that the energy calibration is valid correcting for shifts due to temperature or tube aging To provide Auto Recal with the best possible data Auto Recal should always be done in a low background area If there are many other peaks in the window due to environmental background or if the calibration peak has drifted too far from its predicted position the Auto method may not be able to find the peak In either case you should use Manual Recal instead 1 When you start Auto Recal you ll be prompted to place a mono line calibration source 10 to 20 nC1 in front of the detector Figure 48 Calibrate oF oF the detector i Place Ehe calibration source in Front Ql o Q Ok Cancel Figure 48 The Calibration Prompt The most useful calibration source is a cap with a built in source that fits over the end of the probe such as the Model CSRCSS n where the n matches the Probe s model number For example the Model CSRCSS 1 is used with the IPRON 1 probe 2 The InSpector will make a brief measurement then analyze the spectrum for peaks and attempt to locate the calibration peak If the peak cannot be found a longer measurement will be made If the peak still cannot be found
137. se ux a a Changing to the NID Mode ex aana a Locator Mode Nuclide ID Mode How Nuclide Information is Displayed lll Simple NID DISPlay s x m opuwx 4 31932534352344529 5 39 a Composite NID Displays 1 Gamma Dose Rate Bargraph aoaaa 9 6 Sew X X eww ees Bloc d c PC sore the NID Data s ss X R ee ehdw ht Ren deb ew bee ew XA Rx Isotope Speci DC Ales ae ae dece o Ea iu m NEUE SUR UR y teehee eine sw Se General Ales s ee x94 ome xS RSS ESSE PW WYees Spectroscopy Tutorials Bctcen Lavolb os uw 952 35 eee eee Shwe Eee hee eee ae eee Whe Dailies avenge Ge tone eee eee eee beaded eee Peee ae ae ees The Spectral Display ee s ses arrg ererig paS arg RR fee h ed ban Ge The TOOT Faces x ek kee oe 33 4233 845454959223 ee ES a EG Tike Stas CING se eessen eee eee we eee ee eee wee eee eee ee ae Eor Mea S ead ee Ew Re eee EERE Ee eee eee ee Hee ee ees ru d wea ea ae ee ee ae ee a a ee ee ee oe ee eo 16 16 16 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 P 26 26 26 2 21 lui A T C rc TTPTIPVTT EK ce T T TTT 34 Moving the Spectrum s Cursor lle lessen 34 pceessine the MONS ux 9x s w xx eTimEssz 932 53 544333 34 How to Acquire Dalas s e sasore See ee hae bee ee eh we Hae oO 36 Starting Acquisition METER TE TCR RR 622 tbeBERDAR EME GoD Ee ee TID 36 SIOPPIN ACGUISINON 44444624284 558 6485 RR Ho ee Re SESS 5923993433 5d How to Navigate a Parameters Di
138. se the Left Right nai analysis asf Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file Select the Ok button to Figure 38 An ASF File List confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file Starting the Analysis Sequence Now select the Up Arrow again and select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start The analysis sequence file you loaded will be executed and all found peaks will have ROIs entered around them 44 Working With ROIs Note The analysis may take some time to complete depending on the number and complexity of its steps Color of the ROIs The analysis routine will mark each found peak with an ROI region of interest Peaks associated with an identified nuclide will be marked with a blue ROI Peaks that can not be identified will be marked with a red ROI Loading ROIs From an ROI File ROIs can be added to a spectrum by loading an ROI region of interest file To load the ROIs select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A SETTINGS DELETE 45 Spectroscopy Tutorials The InSpector will show you a list of files to choose from Figure 39 Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move Back Forward Select 3 2 the highlight through the
139. splay modes If there are ROIs in the spectrum and the cursor is in an ROI you ll be able to toggle between either of the two modes Cursor Mode If the cursor is not in an ROI or there are no ROIs in the spectrum the Data Line will display only e The number of the current Channel the one the cursor is in in terms of both its channel number and its energy in keV The Counts at that position The Preset values for the preset s setting and the elapsed preset time 30 The Data Line ROI Mode Shown in Figure 26 If the cursor is in an ROI select the Down Arrow key to see The Integral and Area of the current ROI the one the cursor is in The Preset values for the preset s setting and the actual elapsed preset Selecting the Down Arrow key again will change back to the Cursor Mode Indexing the ROIs When the Data Line is in the ROI Mode you can Index jump from one ROI to an other e Select the Right Arrow key to move to the next ROI to the right e Select the Left Arrow key to move to the next ROI to the left The Spectral Display This area in the middle of the display shows the spectral data Optional display configurations are covered in Settings page 81 Frequently there are ROIs regions of interest in a spectrum as seen in Figure 26 ROIs that have been associated with a nuclide are blue ROIs that contain an unidenti fied peak are red The Information Pages User selectable data
140. t Type 37000 in the Multiplier field The Output to Checkboxes Genie 2000 provides two outputs for a report You can select either or both of their checkboxes Check Screen to display the report in Genie 2000 s Report window and file it as C Genie2k Repfiles filename rpt where filename is the name of the currently opened spectrum file Check Printer to send the report to your computer s default printer Create the Report Click the Execute button to generate the report An example of a report created by the 1page tpl Template you chose in Figure 42 is shown on page 53 52 How to Use Sample Info Example Report Interference Corrected Activity Report 3709 2004 11 46 04 Page 1 X X WKoKoKCKkCk ck Kok Kok Ck KK CK KK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KU KU KKK KKK KKK CK KO KO KO KKK KEK KK KKK KK Ko Ko KR KG KK KKK ERARA NUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION REPORT NEE Ck WC Ck Ck Wok Ko KkCK KCk Kok Kok Ck KCKk Kok Kok Kok CK KK Kok Kok CK o KCK Kok Kok Kok Ko KC Ko KCk Kok ko kk Kok Kok Kok Kok ok k ok ko ck k ko kk Filename C GENIE2K CAMFILES 02047924 20040903114041 cnf Sample Title InSpector 1000 spectrum Sample Identification Enter ID Sample Size 1 2300E 02 Operator Name Collector s name Location Collected at Acquisition Started detector 3 09 2004 10 53 50 SClOonlx2x2 Live Time Dead time 192 5 seconds 0 41 Analysis Sequence Title NaI Analysis Identification Energy Tolerance 0 250 FWHM Env Background
141. t Document 7 16 2003 12 15 04 PM Databases J FACTORYDEFS l SpeedDial 1 2 2002 4 32 29 AM B GenieCE 2 GAMMA32 AEF AEF File 7 16 2003 12 16 25 PM E CALFILES S inikprefs x SpeedDial 7 16 2003 3 38 53 PM O CAMFILES Nal_Analysis ASF Windows Media Aud 7 16 2003 12 16 56 PM 9 CTLFILES Nal_Analysis Full asf Windows Media Aud 7 16 2003 12 17 02 PM C EXEFILES Nal_Analysis Library asf Windows Media Aud 7 16 2003 12 17 01 PM O HDWFILES Nal_ECAL ASF i Windows Media Aud 7 16 2003 12 16 56 PM 73 HELPFILES amp X NaI PeakAnal ASF Windows Media Aud 7 16 2003 12 16 59 PM e LANGFILES scionixi RSX1RS pfd PFD File 7 16 2003 12 16 27 PM C REPFILES scionixix1 pfd PFD File 7 16 2003 12 16 26 PM O My Documents D scionix2x2 pfd PFD File 7 16 2003 12 16 26 PM i 73 profiles a scionix3x3 pfd PFD File 7 16 2003 12 16 26 PM C3 Program Files O Release E Temp C3 Windows E a My Network Places lt Figure 98 Directory Tree on the InSpector Find the PFD file corresponding to your probe type and copy it to the PC using Copy and Paste The file name is a combination of the probe manufacturer and size for example for the Model IPRON 1 the 1 5 x 1 5 inch probe the file is scionix1r5x1r5 pfd Use Notepad or Wordpad to edit the PFD an XML file which consists of keywords delimited by angle brackets and values associated with the keywords Find the line containing the phrase lt DoseCutoff gt fo
142. t anew NID is attached to the InSpector Figure 24 Neutron Nuclide ID 25 Nuclide ID Mode When two or more nuclides such as Kr and Sr produce their single peak at the same energy level the InSpector is not able to determine which nuclide to assign to that peak If this happens the InSpector will display a before the nuclide name Pressing Enter e If data acquisition is not in progress Press Nuclide iSv h Enter to start a new NID Figure 22 qpPrevious Next Page 1 of 1 e If data acquisition is in progress Press Enter to Save the Spectrum then select NEW to acquire a new spectrum GENIECE M AMPILE Saena or RESUME to Press Enter to Save Spectrum continue the current acquisition Figure 25 Figure 25 New or Resumed Spectrum Gamma Dose Rate Bargraph The Gamma Dose Rate bargraph below the Composite Display s nuclide table shows the same data as the Simple Dose Mode display page 17 Click on the Gamma Dose Rate bar to change to the last selected Dose Mode display Library Used The name of the nuclide library used for nuclide analysis will be shown below the bargraph only 1f there is an NID step in the analysis file and a library has been defined Sorting the NID Data You can sort the Composite display s data by selecting any of its columns e Click on Nuclide to sort the rows in increasing order of atomic mass e Click on the unit h Dose Rate if enabled unit acti
143. t each time it moves to a corner of the screen e After tapping all five target positions tap the screen once more to save the calibration e The alignment is complete Carefully press and briefly hold stylus on the center of thetarget Repeat as the target moves around the screen Figure 70 Touchpad Calibration Screen Allow Remote Setup The Allow Remote Setup command which allows remote customization of the InSpector is not usually needed because the Maintenance Utility program performs the same function automatically The command is not available while data acquisition is in progress Clear Cumulative Dose Clears the Cumulative Dose data from memory 100 Reset Defaults Reset Defaults Select Reset Defaults to restore the InSpector s operating parameters to their factory default settings See Default Configuration Settings on page 129 for a complete list of the default parameters 101 Software Update A Software Update For technical assistance contact our Customer Service Hotline at1 800 255 6370 Or email techsupport canberra com Note During this update procedure the InSpector must be powered by the AC adapter 1 Put the InSpector s Update CD into your PC s CD drive 2 Using your USB cable connect the InSpector to your PC s USB port The required ActiveSync link will automatically be established If the link isn t established disconnect the USB cable then reconnect it 3 When th
144. ter sample information for the current spectrum select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite PY A A FILE CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO start The Sample Info dialog Figure 41 will open allowing you to type in the sample in formation The data you enter will remain in memory until the InSpector is switched off and will be included each time you Save a spectrum page 57 Sample Information EO ID Enter ID Quantity 123 Collector Name Collector s name Location olected at E Figure 41 Example Sample Information 50 How to Use Sample Info e ID is a sample identification of your choice Quantity lets you enter the sample s quantity Calculated activities are divided by this value so that if the quantity is set to 1 the default total activity 19 reported If any other value is entered concentration is reported Collector Name lets you enter the name of the person who collected the sample e Location is a description of the place where the sample was collected Transferring the Spectrum Use the Maintenance Utility s Get function page 107 to copy the current spectrum to the In1kname folder on your PC where name is the Instrument ID assigned on the General page of the Configuration Editor page 117 or during a software update The file s name will be filename cnf where filename is the date and time of the file s creation YY YYMMDDHHMMSS cnf Year Month Day Hour Minute Second
145. the InSpector will report the problem see Peak Not Found below for what to do 3 You can abort this measurement at any time by selecting the Home button 4 The detector gain and or voltage are adjusted so that the peak will appear in the correct spot in the spectrum If the voltage had to be adjusted steps 2 and 3 will be repeated to fine tune the adjustment 5 If there are multiple peaks in the spectrum the InSpector may not be able to pick out the calibration peak The InSpector will indicate that this has occurred Check the calibration to see if other peaks appear at the correct energies If not use Manual Recal to manually select the calibration peak Peak Not Found If the InSpector cannot find the calibration peak you should 1 Make sure that the calibration source is present 67 Spectroscopy Mode 2 Examine the spectrum If the continuum is very high the calibration peak may be obscured move to a location with a lower background rate and repeat Auto Recal 3 Try to find the calibration peak in the spectrum it may have shifted outside Auto Recal s range In this case use Manual Recal to manually identify the peak The energy of the calibration peak the amount of shift that Auto Recal can handle and the strength of the calibration peak can be set in Calibration Setup on page 97 Manual Recal The Manual Recalibration function is used to adjust the gamma probe s high voltage bias so that the energy calibra
146. the unit Tighten the three screws under the hand strap Reconnect all cables Resume normal operation 149 Technical Reference Neutron Probe Procedure If your InSpector includes a Neutron Probe follow the steps listed below 1 Turn off the InSpector s power and remove all connecting cables 2 Place the InSpector on its face 3 Remove the three mounting screws that secure the Neutron Probe Figure 100 Figure 100 Removing the Probe s Mounting Screws 150 Changing the Battery 4 Remove the Neutron Probe from the InSpector by rotating it away from the InSpector and disengaging the lugs Figure 101 Figure 101 Disengaging the Probe 151 Technical Reference 5 Loosen the three screws that hold the probe mounting piece to the InSpector and pull the mounting piece about 1 8 inch 3 mm away from the InSpector Figure 102 Back Cover Screws 6 I orm T Back Cover Battery Connector Block Square Opening Rubber Gasket Hand Strap Screws 3 Figure 102 Accessing the Battery Compartment 152 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 Changing the Battery Remove the back cover s six screws Remove the back cover Carefully remove the battery from its compartment Gently pull the battery s connecting wires and connector block out of the square opening at the back of the battery compartment Carefully separate the connector block Connect the
147. three peaks over the entire range of the spec trum the energy of any other peak can be reliably estimated Efficiency Calibration establishes a relationship between measured count rate and source activity as a function of energy The efficiency calibration allows us to convert count rates to activities for various source nuclide energies Energy The Energy Menu command lets you load a memory resident calibration CAL file recalibrate the InSpector show a calibration graphically display and edit the Energy or Shape FWHM calibration s coefficients and perform a full calibration DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO A A ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUTO MANUAL RECAL RECAL 65 Spectroscopy Mode 66 To illustrate a typical file list Figure shows the energy calibration files for each probe type You don t need to select one of these files the InSpector automatically uses the correct one Use the Up Down Arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list Use the Left Right Arrow keys to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file Recalibrating the InSpector Sodium iodide Nal detectors the kind used by the InSpector can experience peak drift with a change in temperature or due to aging This i
148. tion is valid correcting for shifts due to temperature or tube aging To use Manual Recal you must be able to locate the calibration peak in the spectrum yourself Spectrum Present If you have a spectrum you ll be asked to position the cursor on the 662 keV peak Figure 49 then select Enter Follow the instructions on the screen hannel z19 662 0 key Counts 3521 Preset 300 0 300 0 1 0 Manual Recalibration Channels Position cursor to the 662 ke peak and press the Enter button Press the Home button to abort Figure 49 Manual Recalibation 68 Calibrate Spectrum Not Present If there is no spectrum you ll be prompted to acquire one by placing a mono line cali bration source 10 to 20 nC1 in front of the detector Figure 50 JF of khe detector i Place Ehe calibration source in Front Qi O Ok Cancel T Figure 50 The Calibration Prompt The most useful calibration source is a cap with a built in source that fits over the end of the probe such as the Model CSRCSS n where the n matches the Probe s model number For example the Model CSRCSS 1 is used with the IPRON 1 probe 1 Select OK to start Data Acquisition 2 Youcan press the Home key at any point in this process to abort the operation 3 Find the calibration peak in the spectrum and position the cursor on it using the Left or Right Arrow keys or by touching the screen 4 Press the Enter key The InSpector will
149. to move to the previous next page of files e Select the Enter key to load the highlighted file e Select the Ok button to confirm your choice e At any time select Home to close the file box without selecting a file Note If ROIs loaded from an ROI file are present in a spectrum they will prevent the display of ROIs generated from an analysis routine Clearing the loaded ROIs will allow the generated ROIs to be displayed 86 Analyze Analyze The InSpector can perform a full gamma spectroscopy analysis including peak loca tion and analysis environmental background subtraction efficiency calculation and nuclide identification and activity calculation This analysis is performed via Analysis Sequence ASF files using Genie 2000 algorithms Genie Each file defines a series of analysis steps and the parameters used by each For a discussion of using Genie 2000 to create or edit an ASF refer to Appendix E Using ASFs on page 162 Loading the Sequence File Analysis requires that a memory resident sequence file ASF be loaded Select the Up Arrow then select DOSE LOCATOR NID log dial bar composite A A CALIBRATE SAMPLE LJ DISPLAY ANALYZE INFO CLOSE DELETE SPECTRUM I LI AIN SEQUENCE 87 Spectroscopy Mode Selecting Analysis Sequence will show you a list of files to choose from Figure 68 Back Forward Select j nai ecal asf nai analysis asf Figure 68 A Typical ASF File List
150. torial starting on page 29 Preparing the InSpector If you haven t already connected the probe s to your InSpector refer to Connecting the InSpector s Cables on page 132 for instructions Turning on the InSpector To turn on the InSpector select the Power key Figure 1 meg GAMMA DOSE RATE i 10 0 The Dose Mode PS The Dose Mode which is n il gt d EE always running in the ws S n PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE background measures and IN P WM de displays both the instanta ut neous Dose Rate the amount of radiation being measured at this moment Figure 1 The InSpector s Front Panel and the Cumulative Dose Displaying the Dose Mode s Data There are several ways of displaying the Dose Mode s data As an example the Sim ple Dose Rate display in Figure 2 shows The current Dose Rate as a value and unit 1 8 mR h milliRoentgens per hour as a histogram bar e The bar s highlighted length is the proportion of the value 1 8 to the full scale 10 0 e The histogram s first yellow vertical bar indicates the Dose Rate warning level and the second red bar indicates the Dose Rate alarm level The Status Line GAMMA DOSE RATE PRESS ENTER TO LOCATE JP LIA Figure 2 The Simple Dose Display The Status Line The Status Line at the bottom of the screen Figure 3 displays several status indica tors Figure 3 The Status Bar The current instrument status Idle Acquiring High Field Sta
151. tup Curve Type Sets the default type of curve displayed Line or Bar the user can change the default setting via the main menu s Locator button Line displays a single connected line Bar displays a histogram bar chart with one bar for each measurement MCS Sets more parameters for displaying Locator data Monitor Sets the Locator display to Gamma Count Rate Gamma Dose Rate or Neutron Count Rate The display units for the Gamma Dose Rate are selected in Units and Range page 91 Max X Max X is the width of the locator window in seconds Smoothing Enables disables Smoothing which decreases the visibility of random changes in the data Integration Width Integration Width controls the number of dwell time intervals used to weight the smoothing The larger the value the more the data will be smoothed NID Setup There is only one page of parameters for NID Setup e Activity Units Select either UCi or Bq Dose Rate Display This parameter affects the Simple and Composite NID displays differently gt In the Simple NID display selecting On defaults to the dose rate for each nuclide listed Selecting Off defaults each nuclide s activity instead The user can change the default by selecting the display s column header 95 Setup Mode gt In the Composite NID display selecting On enables a column displaying the dose rate for each nuclide listed Selecting Off disables the column displayi
152. ually to each InSpector Connect one of the InSpector 1000s to your PC Use the Maintenance Utility to configure the InSpector according to your needs Be sure to close the utility s Configuration File editor when finished Select Setup Allow Remote Configuration on the InSpector Use Windows CE Explorer on the PC to find the InSpector s configuration file select My Computer then browse to GenieCE Ctlfiles In1 kprefs cnf and copy it to your PC Press the InSpector s Enter key to cancel the remote setup mode If desired more changes can be made to the file using File Open Local Preference File To copy the preference file to another InSpector a Connect that InSpector to the PC b Enable the InSpector s Setup Allow Remote Setup function page 100 to allow access to the InSpector file c Use Windows CE Explorer to copy the Inikprefs cnf file from the PC to Mobile Device GenieCE Ctlfiles d Disable the Allow Remote Setup function to return the InSpector to the normal operating mode Configuration Editor The Buttons Page The checkboxes on the Buttons page Figure 78 let you change access to the InSpector s soft buttons of the same name To disable a menu button such as the InSpector s Setup Mode button uncheck its checkbox When the configuration is saved to the InSpector the disabled buttons will no longer be seen in the InSpector s menus Configuration File Editor Buttons Iv Dose fw Loc Iw NID fw
153. udio alerts are issued for these warnings and alarms is discussed on page 18 Units and Range Selects the displayed units for the Dose Mode and their maximum range The Dose Units are used throughout these setup pages and in all displays for the Dose Mode it self 91 Setup Mode Dose Units Dose Units are the units in which the Dose Rate and Cumulative Dose will be dis played Dose Rate Range The Dose Rate Range sets the value of the upper limit of the gamma Nal probe dose display in the selected Dose Units For example if you select mSv as the Dose Units and 100 as the Range the upper limit of the Dose Rate display will be 100 mSv h Neutron Count Range The Neutron Count Range sets the value of the upper limit of the counts per second histogram bar in the Dose Neutron and Composite Neutron displays Dose Rate Warning Enables the Dose Rate Warning and sets its activation threshold The Warning sound is selected in Instrument Setup Sound Setup on page 99 Enable e Select On to enable the selected audio alert or Off to disable it Threshold When the Dose Rate exceeds this setting selected alerts are issued e The Dose Units you chose on the Units and Range page are used here for the Threshold setting Dose Rate Alarm Enables the Dose Rate Alarm and sets its activation threshold The Alarm sound is se lected in Instrument Setup Sound Setup on page 99 Enable e Select On to enable the selected au
154. vity or Conf 1f enabled column title to sort the rows in decreasing order Click on Err if enabled to sort the rows in increasing order The title of the column that has been used for sorting will be underlined 26 How Nuclide Information is Displayed Isotope Specific Alerts Genie 2000 s Nuclide Library Editor described in its own chapter in the Genie 2000 Operations Manual is used to set isotope specific alerts Action Levels for specific nuclides in a nuclide library NLB file e Set Action Level 1 for a nuclide to enable its warning level e Set Action Level 2 for a nuclide to enable its alarm level After modifying the nuclide library Use the Maintenance Utility s Send function page 108 to transfer the library to the InSpector Then load it in the NID Analysis Setup page 97 This library will be used for the NID Analysis step of the currently loaded analysis sequence file How to Analyze a Spectrum on page 47 tells you how to Load and Start an analysis sequence After each execution of the analysis sequence the InSpector evaluates the NID results data comparing the mean activity for each nuclide to the Action Level 1 and Action Level 2 settings for that nuclide If the Nuclide s Warning Level is Exceeded The nuclide activity Warning Indicator described in General Alerts below is triggered ts line will blink yellow The isotope icon in the upper right corner the D
155. x ox 6 The Wacken x 2 2 9 9 5352593 595552 5 5 552udAdA 4395 5 7 3 Easy Mode of Operation 8 Eoedtor Node us CORN REORUM POMOEOGE OR OE RUP es RS EUR P m d RIS M SUE m 8 Changing to the NID Mode 264 ue m oe PPR ae ee eee edu ee eS 9 The Locate Mode Bargraph lt lt e wx 9x ox rx Ke kb DAE ER w EKER HS 10 yg P PTTTI PCCTTTTTTTT 10 Neele IID MOS oue ww eee ee ee eae eee ES uS E EAS S PE s 11 The NIDDBSP aI 2 wx 93x 9 2949 5 5959 955 914n 5 442993 9 95 11 Chancm tothe Locator Mode s s e ik uo 9 ose gem w 33 ea 3 3 8 wo i ee e de a 12 Calibrating the InSpEGLOE 29 e 9 o4 3 4 R RRR R A ES RS Sm 12 KEST RI C Data ACOMISIION a s ss ss eee oe eae ee 9299494949245 12 Selecting Which NID Data to Display oaoa a a a 12 Davide be Ddd uoce x 4 9 3 9 439 49445 95924992 253434 9432353939 12 ISOtODE SDECIHE ITR s uw eke ee RICE Wi d 6X Wow x48 DA QE EO d ROW b E e Yt den 13 General AlenS eu m woo Rus EOX E Ros hee RE FE dX RI EEE EEE Ee Hee sme d Stabilized Probe v ou dee se um Bema eee S RR eee Bee eee ee Dose Mode Dose Rate Equivalent 2 2 xeu bee A oxRoxekROEGROE Rok ok Boso hock 9 x o OE How Dose Information is Displayed 2 1 2222s Dose I 2x99 29 9944 4 9 1 499 9 ae ees 573 9 Awe dd os Neutron Count Rate Alert koe Row Rom BRAG e Eee RRO PORRO A A a TRE AOHOCIOLOT s 2 e 99 oe Rx x 42x32 54 929 3 92 559 29 ee Clearing the Cumulative Do
156. y be used Input Power Requirements 146 The InSpector operates from a dc power source between 11 V dc and 14 V dc The power can be supplied by a universal ac dc converter with a minimum output capabil ity of 2 A The dc power connector is an MCX connector The Internal Battery The InSpector s long operating times are obtained through the use of state of the art lithium ion battery technology using an internal two cell lithium ion battery with built in protection circuits to prevent over temperature over current and over voltage conditions When the battery is below a charging voltage threshold and dc power is available the InSpector s integrated smart charging circuit will apply 1 10 of the fast charge current to pre qualify the battery before charging and to monitor the battery s voltage Once the voltage is above the charging voltage threshold the battery will be fast charged with a constant current When the battery reaches a preset voltage the charger enters a constant voltage full charge mode which is exited when the battery charging current drops below 150 mA At that point charging will continue in constant voltage mode for another 45 minutes top off mode The charge indicator LED is illuminated during the pre qualification fast and full charge modes The LED is not illuminated while the battery is the top off mode since it is essentially completely charged at this point Changing the Battery Charging Temperatur

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