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Radiation monitors
AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130B
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  • Page 1 Scientific and Production Enterprise Radiation monitors AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130B Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Table of contents 1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 1.1 P URPOSE 1.2 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 1.3 R ADIATION MONITOR COMPLETE SET 1.4 D ESIGN AND OPERATION 1.5 R ADIATION MONITOR DESIGN 1.6 M ARKING AND SEALING 1.7 P...
  • Page 3 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 7 UTILIZATION 8 ACCEPTANCE-CERTIFICATE 9 PACKING LIST 10 WARRANTY 11 RECLAMATION APPENDIX А STANDARD ENERGY SENSITIVITY RESPONSE RESPECT CS GAMMA RADIATION ENERGYOF 662 KEV APPENDIX B STANDARD SENSITIVITY RESPONSE UPON MAXIMUM BETA-SPECTRUM ENERGY AT MEASURING BETA RADIATION FLUX RATE...
  • Page 4 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 The present Manual describes the operation, design and construction of radiation monitors AT6130, AT6130A and AT6130B. It includes the main technical specification and other information for the correct and full functional use of their possibilities. The manufacturer has the right to make changes in the design and software of radiation monitors that do not affect its metrological characteristics.

  • Page 5: Description And Operation

    - measure ambient X-ray and gamma radiation dose ● * (10) (hereinafter referred as to dose); - measure beta radiation flux density emitted from contaminated surface (only AT6130); - search ionizing radiation sources and radioactive materials. Features of the instruments are given in Table 1.1.
  • Page 6 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 1.1.2 The radiation monitors are hand-held instruments. They can be used under field and laboratory conditions by radiation safety bodies, at enterprises dealing with ionizing radiation sources and to control exposure dose of working with ionizing radiation sources medical staff.

  • Page 7: Technical Specification

    25 %. Graphs of standard energy response are given in Appendix А. 1.2.3 The energy range of detected beta radiation (only AT6130) is from 300 keV to 3.5 MeV. The energy response in the energy range of detected beta radiation respect to the beta radiation energy of Y is from +50 % to -60 %.
  • Page 8 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 gamma radiation source (22 keV) of  in angles (only AT6130): from 0 to 45 not more than 50 %; from  45 to  60 not more than 70 %; from  60 to  180...
  • Page 9 6, 60 or 600 s, keep (when the power is off or on) and view them (the diagrams mode). 1.2.11 The radiation monitors AT6130 and AT6130B has the possibility of data exchange with PC by IrDA interface (modes: notebook, diagrams).
  • Page 10 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 1.2.12 The instruments perform self-testing of their main modules at switching-on and continuous testing of their operability during operation. 1.2.13 The instruments supply from two batteries, type AAA, rated voltage of 1.5 V each. Note The instruments can supply from two accumulators, type AAA, rated voltage of 1.2 V...
  • Page 11 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 1.2.19 The instruments are operability under permanent magnetic field with the intensity up to 400 A/m. 1.2.20 The radiation monitors are proof against: ambient air temperature:  from -20 to +55 C; АТ6130, АТ6130В АТ6130А with data indication from -20 to +55 C;...
  • Page 12 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 1.2.22 The dimensions are 110 x 60 x 38 mm. 1.2.23 The weight (with batteries) is not more than 0.25 kg. 1.2.24 Average mean-time-between-failures is at least 10000 h. 1.2.25 Average service life is at least 10 years.

  • Page 13: Radiation Monitor Complete Set

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Radiation monitor complete set 1.3.1 Radiation monitor complete set is given in Table 1.2. Table 1.2 Name Serial # Q-ty Note 1 Radiation monitor AT6130__ 2 Battery Placed in the lateral (type AAA/LR03) pocket of the holster...

  • Page 14: Design And Operation

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Design and operation 1.4.1 The radiation monitor operation is based on measuring impulse intensity generated in a gas-discharge G-M tube under detecting X-ray, gamma- and beta-radiation influence. 1.4.2 Timing distributions are transformed automatically into the direct measuring physical values (dose rate, dose, flux density).

  • Page 15: Radiation Monitor Design

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Radiation monitor design 1.5.1 The instrument is made in a watertight impact- resistant aluminum enclosure which is an extruded profile with separate mounting lids and sealing PVC elements. The general radiation monitor view is given on Fig 1.1.
  • Page 16 1.5.2 On the front instrument panel there are LCD (1), membrane keypad (3) and LED (2). On the back AT6130 side there is a convertible filter with a magnetic holder (1) and a mark of the detector center (3) and the label (2). There is no filter in AT6130A and AT6130B and the mark of the detector center is made on the instrument box.

  • Page 17: Marking And Sealing

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Marking and sealing 1.6.1 The marking is made on the front and back side of the instruments. 1.6.2 The marking on the front side consists of: symbolic monitor notation;  trade mark of the manufacturer. ...

  • Page 18: Packing

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Packing 1.7.1 The instrument in a holster (from the complete set) is packed in a cardboard box. The holster is served to keep the monitor on a waist belt. The holster has buttonholes with ring to fasten the belt or lace (not included into the complete set).

  • Page 19: Preparation To Operation

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 P repa ra tion to operatio n General instructions 2.1.1 The environment should not contain dust, acid and alkali steams, aggressive gases and other harmful admixtures causing corrosion. 2.1.2 Before operation learn the present manual. 2.1.3 After radiation monitor purchasing or its long-term storage inspect it on external mechanical damages, mark sharpness, IR window clearness.

  • Page 20: Switching-On And Off

    2.3.1 To switch on the instrument press the button "START|OFF". 2.3.2 The instrument starts the self-testing mode of the main modules. There is the message "ATOMTEX" on the display. If the self-testing is successfully finished, the instrument switches over a measuring mode in 3-5 s (see p.3.2.2).

  • Page 21: Monitor Use

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Monitor use Control functions 3.1.1 During measuring the instrument can be in two possible operation modes. They are the measuring indication mode and the menu mode. That is why the control buttons are multifunctional and have double marking.
  • Page 22 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.1.3 The functions of the button "MEMORY|MODE": press the button quickly in the measuring  indication mode to save current measurement result (for more details see sections describing measuring modes); press the button for long-time as long as there is ...
  • Page 23 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.1.5 The functions of the button " |▼": press the button in the measuring indication mode  to switch on/off the backlighting (there is the " relevant symbol " on the display); Attention! It is recommended to use the backlighting for 5 min at most a day to save the battery charge.

  • Page 24: Measuring Indication Mode

    Attention! The instrument does not stop measuring and its processing in the menu mode. 3.2.4 The instrument AT6130 has a filter. Its position gives specified functions and menu. If its position is changed the radiation monitor...

  • Page 25: Menu Mode

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Menu mode 3.3.1 The multilevel menu mode is the service mode. To switch over the main menu from the measuring indication mode press the button "MODE" till there is the main menu on the display. To cancel the main menu press the button "MODE"...
  • Page 26 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.3.4 The menu points for AT6130 with the closed filter are given below: MODE DOSE RATE DOSE BACKGROUND MEASURE VIEW DIAGRAMS MEASURE VIEW THRESHOLD DOSE RATE DOSE NOTEBOOK READ UNDO CLEAR SETTINGS TIME DATE IR PORT...
  • Page 27 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.3.5 The menu points for AT6130 with the open filter are given below: MODE FLUX DENS SEARCH THRESHOLD NOTEBOOK READ UNDO CLEAR SETTINGS TIME DATE IR PORT...
  • Page 28 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.3.6 The menu points for AT6130A are given below: MODE DOSE RATE DOSE SEARCH DIAGRAMS MEASURE VIEW THRESHOLD DOSE RATE DOSE NOTEBOOK READ UNDO CLEAR SETTINGS TIME DATE...
  • Page 29 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.3.7 The menu points for AT6130B are given below: MODE DOSE RATE DOSE SEARCH DIAGRAMS MEASURE VIEW THRESHOLD DOSE RATE DOSE NOTEBOOK READ UNDO CLEAR SETTINGS TIME DATE IR PORT...

  • Page 30: Dose Rate

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 DOSE RATE 3.4.1 The instrument is continuously measuring dose and dose rate. It is possible to switch over the instrument in the measuring indication mode through the menu. This does not affect on measurements and their processing. The measuring indication mode is started through the main menu: MODE ...

  • Page 31: Dose

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 thresholds, p.3.5.4) two audible alarms will trigger by turns. 3.4.7 If there is the message "OL mSv/h" on the display as well as continuous audible and visual alarm it means that the dose rate measuring range is overflown (see p.1.2.1).

  • Page 32: Flux Density

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.5.5 If there is the message "OL mSv" on the display as well as continuous audible and visual alarm it means that the dose measuring range is overflown (see p.1.2.1). 3.5.6 If there is the message "OL DOSE RATE" in the...
  • Page 33 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.6.5 Before starting a new beta radiation measuring cycle make sure that the background measured previously does not change greatly (see p.3.7.3). If many measuring conditions are changed remeasure the background with the closed filter. 3.6.6 Measure the background as precisely as smaller flux density value you need to measure.

  • Page 34: Background

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 BACKGROUND 3.7.1 There is the background measuring mode only in AT6130, that can measure beta radiation flux density (see p.3.6). It is possible to start background measuring through the main menu when the filter is closed: MODE ...
  • Page 35 " " on the display. 3.8.4 It is possible to specify only the flux density threshold for AT6130 when its filter is open. When the menu point THRESHOLD is selected there is the previous flux density threshold value on the display.

  • Page 36: Search

    SEARCH 3.9.1 There is the search mode in all the instruments. It is possible to perform searching with AT6130 only when its filter is open. It gives an opportunity to perform beta radiation search as well. This mode switches on through the main menu: MODE ...
  • Page 37 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 The instrument operates in the counting mode without averaging (the result is updating every 2 seconds). Over the scale there is a range which the search is performed within: 10, 100, 1000 or 10000 cps. The marker on the analog scale...

  • Page 38: Notebook

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 value of counts as a new one to search and switches over a smaller range (the marker width is decreasing). 3.9.5 For more comfortable operation in the search mode it is possible to disable the sound pressing the button "...

  • Page 39: Diagrams

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 (hold them or step by step) to list records cyclically. Press the button "MODE" to exit this mode. 3.10.4 It is possible to delete the last record in the notebook through the main menu: NOTEBOOK  UNDO 3.10.5 It is possible to delete all records from the notebook...
  • Page 40 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 There is the symbol " " on the display. And the instrument proposes to select a value from the chain of 6 s, 60 s or 600 s using the button "▲" and "▼" and starts...
  • Page 41 The alarm at threshold exceeding is disable in this mode. 3.11.8 The instrument AT6130 can measure dose rate in the diagrams mode at the temperature lower than -20 C up to -40 C. But in this case there is no indication on the display (the display does not work at such temperature).

  • Page 42: Date And Time

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.11.9 It is possible to read all measurement results through IR port. 3.12 Date and time 3.12.1 The instrument has built-in clock and calendar. Time and date are not reset when the instrument is off. 3.12.2 It is possible to specify the time through the main menu: SETTINGS ...

  • Page 43: Ir Port

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.13 IR PORT 3.13.1 The instruments AT6130 and AT6130B have IR port for data exchange with PC. IR port meets IrDA (Infrared Data Association) standard so it is possible to setup wireless connection with PC at the distance up to 1 m.
  • Page 44 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 the instrument always replies to requests. If the  command line has errors the instrument replies with an error message; the instruments interrupts data transferring at any  byte when the IR port is off through the main menu.
  • Page 45 IDENtify – the request to identify the instrument. The instrument replies as a line with the model name and its serial number. Example: "AT6130, Serial number 53". DIAGrams:MTIMe – the request of the measurement time in the diagrams mode. The instrument replies as a line with the time interval: 6, 60 or 600 s.
  • Page 46 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 TIME – measurement time, hh:mm; MEAS – measurement result; UNIT – dose rate measurement units (Sv/h, mSv/h); HIGH – height of a column (in the logarithmic scale) from 1 to 10. DIAGrams:READ – the request read measurement results received in the diagrams mode.
  • Page 47 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 NOTebook:FORMat – the request of the format of a measurement result in the notebook mode. The instrument replies as a line like "NUM DATA TIME MEAS UNIT STAT" describing line format to show one measurement result: NUM –...

  • Page 48: Decontamination

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.14 Decontamination 3.14.1 In case of getting radioactive dust on the instrument it is necessary to decontaminate it. 3.14.2 Decontaminate the instrument with a tissue tampon moistened in ethanol. It is necessary 10 ml of ethanol for two-times decontamination.

  • Page 49: The List Of Possible Troubles

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 3.15 The list of possible troubles 3.15.1 The list of possible troubles during radiation monitor operation and trouble-shootings are given in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 Trouble, its Possible Trouble- manifestation and reason shooting additional features 1 There is no display...

  • Page 50: Technical Service

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Tech nica l serv ice The maintenance of the instrument is performed to provide its stable operation for long time and its operability. The maintenance consists of preventive service and periodic control of its operability at least once per two weeks.

  • Page 51: Storage

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Sto rag e Before operation the instrument should be stored in a warehouse in the packing box of the manufacturer at ambient air temperature from - 10 to + 55 C and relative humidity up to 98 % at 35 C.

  • Page 52: Transportation

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Tran sportatio n The packed instrument can be transported in any closed means of ground transport and in hermetic compartments of an airplane at ambient air temperature from - 20 to + 55 C and relative humidity of (953) % at 35 C.

  • Page 53: Acceptance-Certificate

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Accep ta nce-certifica te The radiation monitor AT6130___, serial # _________, corresponds to the technical specification mentioned in the present manual. Manufacturing date ________________ Technical control ______________ stamp...

  • Page 54: Packing List

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Packing list The radiation monitor AT6130__, serial # ________, is packed at SPE ATOMTEX Date of packing _____________ Packer ____________________ (signature) packed instrument accepted _____________________stamp (signature)

  • Page 55: Warranty

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Wa rranty 10.1 The manufacturer guarantees that the radiation monitor meets the main parameters and technical specification given in the present Manual if the customer performs the rules and conditions of operation, transportation and storage. 10.2...

  • Page 56: Reclamation

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Reclamation 11.1 If the radiation monitor has a failure within the warranty the customer should send a reclamation by the manufacturer’s address: SPE “ATOMTEX” 5 Gikalo St., 220071 Minsk Republic of Belarus Tel: (+375-17) 284-40-16 Tel/Fax: (+375-17) 232-81-42 Tel/Fax: (+375-17) 288-29-88 info@atomtex.com...
  • Page 57 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Table 11.1 Date of Description Actions Note failure...

  • Page 58: Standard Energy Sensitivity Response Respect To 137 Cs Gamma Radiation Energyof 662 Kev

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Appendix А Standard energy sensitivity response respect to gamma radiation energy of 662 keV АТ6130 K(Е)/K(0,662) 0,66 0,02 0,06 0,1 0,95 E,МeV АТ6130A,B K(Е)/K(0,662) 0,66 0,06 0,95 E,МeV...

  • Page 59: Standard Sensitivity Response Upon Maximum Beta-Spectrum Energy At Measuring Beta Radiation Flux Rate

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Appendix B Standard sensitivity response upon maximum beta-spectrum energy at measuring beta radiation flux rate )/R(2,27 MeV)  max  Ru - Rh (3,5 MeV) Tl (0,77 MeV) C (0,155 MeV) Sr - Y (2,27 MeV)

  • Page 60: Standard Sensitivity Response Upon Gamma Radiation Incidence Angle Respect To The Calibration Direction

    Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 Appendix C S ta n da rd sen s it iv it y re s p ons e up on ga m ma r a d ia t ion in cid en ce ang le res p ect t o th e ca l ib ra t ion d i r ec t ion АТ6130...
  • Page 61 Manual AT6130, AT6130A, AT6130 МКС-АТ6130A,B 120° 60° 150° 30° Radiation 180° 0° -150° -30° 662 keV -120° -60° 59,5 keV -90° 1250 keV 90° 60° 120° 150° 30° Radiation 180° 0° -150° -30° 59,5 keV 662 keV -120° 1250 keV -60°...
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