the radioactive elements you have shown is emitting radiation and you are also counting them then why they are giving the same amount every time ?I mean that isn't their amount decreasing as they are continuously emitting?
@TheMichaeljohnny Some sources do emit several types simultaneously, usually because the source decays into another radioisotope which then subsequently also decays, emitting a different type of radiation in the process.
In this instance, however, I deliberately chose sources which emit just a single type.
In light of the current Daiichi problem, it would be helpful for everyone to know what time recording monitor would be best utilized for the type of radiation that may be passing or entering an area.
I had meant it to just run continuously, but actually had it set up to reset itself every 10 seconds - you can tell whether it's counting or not from the little red LED above the display.
I have been deliberately cryptic in these videos - giving the name of the source but not the type of radiation.
From the video (and indeed the others in this series) you can deduce that there are actually three main types of ionising radiation: alpha, beta and gamma. Alpha consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, beta of an electron, and gamma a photon.
Other emissions from nuclei are possible, including neutrons, but are less common.
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the radioactive elements you have shown is emitting radiation and you are also counting them then why they are giving the same amount every time ?I mean that isn't their amount decreasing as they are continuously emitting?
TheMichaeljohnny 1 week ago
isn't alpha beta and gamma rays emitted simultaneously?if not why????
TheMichaeljohnny 2 weeks ago
@TheMichaeljohnny Some sources do emit several types simultaneously, usually because the source decays into another radioisotope which then subsequently also decays, emitting a different type of radiation in the process.
In this instance, however, I deliberately chose sources which emit just a single type.
QuantumBoffin 2 weeks ago
In light of the current Daiichi problem, it would be helpful for everyone to know what time recording monitor would be best utilized for the type of radiation that may be passing or entering an area.
treasurector 11 months ago
is not dangerous?
MrTOMO16 11 months ago
@MrTOMO16 The amount of Plutonium involved is tiny - smaller than a speck of dust.
QuantumBoffin 11 months ago
Hi, this may sound rather stupid, but what is the apparatus called, the one showing the count rate numbers?? Thanks.
ghostblacklover 1 year ago
Not stupid at all... the name rarely gets mentioned unless you have to order one. They're called Scalar Timers (or, sometimes, Scalar Counters).
They have a range of uses where something needs to be timed or counted accurately.
QuantumBoffin 1 year ago
@QuantumBoffin Thanks! What units is it measured in? Is it counts per second?
ghostblacklover 1 year ago
I had meant it to just run continuously, but actually had it set up to reset itself every 10 seconds - you can tell whether it's counting or not from the little red LED above the display.
QuantumBoffin 1 year ago
@ghostblacklover if you ask a question your fool for a minute, if you never ask a question you'll be a fool for life
dirtybird2212 1 year ago
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Good stuff~
6xXBladeXx9 1 month ago
that's not radiation, in a beryllium sphere, that's when you get real radiation :)
just a joke :)
ottlik86 1 year ago
I'm not sure, but is radiation only high speed neutrons?
kmncztms 2 years ago
I have been deliberately cryptic in these videos - giving the name of the source but not the type of radiation.
From the video (and indeed the others in this series) you can deduce that there are actually three main types of ionising radiation: alpha, beta and gamma. Alpha consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, beta of an electron, and gamma a photon.
Other emissions from nuclei are possible, including neutrons, but are less common.
QuantumBoffin 2 years ago