measuring pitchblende lode with Gamma-Scout dosimeter / geiger counter

measuring the radioactivity on a piece of rock (primary uranium ore, "pitchblende") from hartenstein, saxony, germany.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• radioactivity
• radioaktivität
• radioactive
• radioaktiv
• uranium
• uran
• autunite
• atom
• nuclear
• dosimeter
• geiger
• counter
• zähler
• gamma
• scout
• gammascout

[Bobster986]

Is XRadiation the same as Alpha?

[bionerd23]

@Bobster986

no, x-radiation is electromagnetic radiation, such as gamma radiation (gamma and x-rays are basically the same; they just have a different origin. the x-rays are produced within electron shells, gamma radiation comes from the atom's core after decay. gamma rays are emitted by radioactive isotopes, while x-rays are typically produced in electron tubes (x-ray tubes)).

[thepeach12345]

Its the first time I have seen you wear gloves to hold somthing! Now that stuff must be really bad! ;) btw have you tried getting the program software to work with the gamma scout for the computers with vista? I have a 1 month old brand new gamma scout that came with software and Im thinking of trying to get it pc linked tonight. Hopefully it will work.

[bionerd23]

@thepeach12345

lol, nah, it was just supposed to make it look "posh". those gloves dont protect from radiation, anyway. i'd still rather touch stuff bare-handed and wash my hands thoroughly afterwards, as usually. :)

but yeah, i did get the gamma scout to work with vista now.

[thepeach12345]

@bionerd23 I got mine to work last night, very hard, thank goodness they gave me a hnt in the manuak where t manuakky install it, but hey Auestion, You know that gamma scout website under the download section they show you can do graphs with it . How Do you take the raw data which all I see is code on the tool box reading the GS and take it to a time and graph format?

[bionerd23]

@thepeach12345

save the data - that'll turn it into a *.txt file - and import the file to e.g. excel or any other spreadsheet program that will allow you to make graphs from the data. simply mark the area you want to import and COPY it, then PASTE it into excel or e.g. open office calc. it's how i do it. :)

[freefrederikfree]

LOL i dont want tht stone in my room :p

[HolidayNova]

I would get out of there

[pikulicluka]

@bionerd23 Aren't these gamma scouts really expensive? Over 400 euros, I reckon...

Is there anything cheaper? Something that can measure small radiation levels like the gamma scout?

Great videos.

Cheers!

Luke.

[bere5de]

Didn't you know that gamma radiation is bad for yout health? Throw that rock away..!

[BWIENS789]

Is that my geiger counter going crazy or is it me flatlining? It's both!

[Xaphooncat]

there is a wiki-page called "Radiation watch Wiki" where you can enter your measurements with the Geiger-Counter /Dosimeter.

Please spread the word! Thanks.

[bionerd23]

@billabobzozy

lol, no way. i'd never destroy those beautiful minerals. i'd rather keep them in air-tight but see-through boxes and take them out of their lead cases once in a while to look at just how beautiful they are... i'm a mineral collector. :)

...and you can just find them in nature, like most minerals. see my "finding uranium in nature" videos for details. watch?v=v9DsOyWsNp0

[thepeach12345]

@thepeach12345 thanks Ill try that tonight, I have mine set to take on a 1 hr intervals, whats yours set at? im reading , give or take .15 micro siver hrt here in az usa.

do u know if doing it at the houly mean it should give me a lower actual gieger reading rather then the ticks and ticks, cause i dont have the formula to covert to micro severt an hr