Principle Of Operation - Vega VEGASOURCE 81 Operating Instructions Manual

3 Product description
Serial number - Instru-
ment search
Scope of delivery
Application area
12
General License
1
Fig. 5: Position of the additional type label "General License" (only for USA)
1 General License
The type label contains the serial number of the instrument. With it
you can find the following instrument data on our homepage:
•
Product code (HTML)
•
Delivery date (HTML)
•
Order-specific instrument features (HTML)
•
Operating instructions and quick setup guide at the time of ship-
ment (PDF)
•
Test certificate (PDF) - optional
Move to " www.vega.com" and enter in the search field the serial
number of your instrument.
Alternatively, you can access the data via your smartphone:
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Download the VEGA Tools app from the " Apple App Store" or the
" Google Play Store"
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Scan the QR-code on the type label of the device or
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Enter the serial number manually in the app
The scope of delivery typically consists of the following components.
•
Source holder
•
Documentation
– This operating instructions manual
– Certificate of the source (source capsule)
– If necessary, further certificates
3.2

Principle of operation

The VEGASOURCE 81 is a source holder for shielding radioactive
sources Cs-137.
The radioactive source in the source container emits gamma rays.
The VEGASOURCE 81 is mounted on the vessel or the pipeline
directly opposite the sensor.
The source holder shields the environment against gamma radia-
tion and protects the radioactive source from mechanical damage or
VEGASOURCE 81 • Source holder