Ametek Ortec radEAGLET-R Series User manual

radEAGLET-R
User Manual
Software 3.2.12r • Document 3.3.3b4o • 2020-11-18

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Contents
1 Welcome 13
1.1 Conventions Used in This Document ...................... 13
1.2 Safety Warnings ................................. 13
1.3 Instrument Safety ................................. 14
1.4 Before First Use ................................. 14
1.5 The radEAGLET-R ................................. 15
1.5.1 Detectors ................................ 15
1.5.1.1 Scintillation Detector .................... 15
1.5.1.2 Geiger-Müller Detector ................... 16
1.5.1.3 Neutron Detector ...................... 16
1.5.2 Overview ................................. 16
1.5.3 Hardware Accessories ......................... 19
1.5.4 Connectors ................................ 20
2 Using the radEAGLET-R 23
2.1 The radEAGLET-R Display ............................ 23
2.1.1 Status LEDs ............................... 25
2.2 Using the radEAGLET-R Keys .......................... 25
2.2.1 Using Command Lists .......................... 26
2.2.2 Using Menus ............................... 27
2.2.3 Changing Values ............................. 27
2.2.4 Entering the Password ......................... 28
2.2.5 Saving Screenshots ........................... 30
2.3 Starting Up the radEAGLET-R .......................... 31
2.4 Switching O the radEAGLET-R ......................... 34
3radEAGLET-R Measuring Modes 35
3.1 Dose Rate Mode ................................. 35
3.2 Easy ID Mode ................................... 37
3.3 Detect Mode ................................... 38
4radEAGLET-R Warnings and Alarms 43
4.1 Gamma Warning and Alarm Display ...................... 43
4.1.1 Neutron Alarm Display ......................... 45
4.2 Low Power Conditions .............................. 45
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CONTENTS radEAGLET-R User Manual
5radEAGLET-R Advanced Menu 47
5.1 Spectrum ..................................... 48
5.2 Basic Settings ................................... 54
5.3 Time and Date ................................... 55
5.4 Display ....................................... 56
5.5 Feedback ..................................... 57
5.6 Reachback ..................................... 58
5.7 Connectivity .................................... 59
5.8 Wi-Fi Settings ................................... 60
5.9 Hotspot Settings ................................. 61
5.10 Bluetooth Settings ................................ 64
5.11 USB Connections ................................. 66
5.11.1 USB Cable to Host Computer ..................... 66
5.11.2 USB Storage Device ........................... 67
5.11.3 USB Ethernet Adaptor ......................... 68
5.12 Services ...................................... 68
5.13 GPS ........................................ 70
5.14 Easy Calibration .................................. 71
5.15 Protected Settings ................................ 74
5.16 System Information ................................ 74
5.17 Alarm Settings .................................. 75
5.18 Calibration ..................................... 76
5.19 ID Settings ..................................... 78
5.20 Easy ID Settings .................................. 78
5.21 Nuclide Library .................................. 79
5.22 Storage Management .............................. 82
5.23 Set Password ................................... 85
5.24 Factory Settings ................................. 85
5.25 Collect Reachback ................................ 86
5.26 Send Data ..................................... 88
5.27 Self Test ...................................... 90
5.28 About ........................................ 92
5.29 Shutdown ..................................... 92
6 Accessing radEAGLET-R Data 95
6.1 Storage Management .............................. 95
6.2 Data Transfer ................................... 95
6.3 Web Interface ................................... 97
6.4 Sending Data via E-Mail ............................. 97
7radEAGLET-R Web Interface 99
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radEAGLET-R User Manual CONTENTS
7.1 Device Info ..................................... 100
7.2 Wi-Fi Hotspot ................................... 100
7.3 Remote Screen .................................. 102
7.4 Spectrum Browser ................................ 102
7.4.1 Spectrum Inspector ........................... 104
7.4.1.1 Spectrum Diagram ..................... 104
7.4.1.2 Manual Peak Analysis .................... 106
7.4.1.3 Automatic Peak Analysis .................. 106
7.4.1.4 Spectrum Details ...................... 109
7.4.1.5 PDF Report Creation .................... 111
7.5 Spectrum File Viewer ............................... 113
7.6 Device Settings .................................. 113
7.7 Reachback Settings ............................... 114
7.8 Software Update ................................. 117
7.9 Documents .................................... 118
7.10 Storage Management .............................. 118
8 Powering the radEAGLET-R 121
8.1 radEAGLET-R Battery Packs ........................... 121
8.1.1 Black powerCELL ............................ 121
8.2 Replacing Batteries of the radEAGLET-R .................... 122
8.3 External Power Sources ............................. 123
8.3.1 Wall Power Supply ............................ 124
8.4 Charging the powerCELL ............................ 126
8.5 Energy Saving Tips ................................ 126
9 Tutorial 127
9.1 Turn on the radEAGLET-R ............................ 127
9.1.1 Check the Status of the radEAGLET-R ................. 128
9.1.2 Calibrate the radEAGLET-R ....................... 129
9.2 Survey the Environment ............................. 130
9.2.1 Gamma Radiation ............................ 131
9.2.2 Neutron Radiation ............................ 132
9.3 Locate a Radiation Source ............................ 133
9.4 Identify the Radiating Nuclide .......................... 135
9.4.1 Nuclide Library .............................. 136
9.4.2 Identication ............................... 137
9.5 Transfer Results ................................. 138
9.5.1 Transfer to a Local Computer ..................... 139
9.6 Turn o the radEAGLET-R ............................ 141
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CONTENTS radEAGLET-R User Manual
Appendix 143
A Nuclide Library 143
B Glossary 145
C Technological Background, Limitations 147
C.1 Stabilization .................................... 147
C.1.1 Initial Stabilization ............................ 147
C.1.2 Continuous Temperature Monitoring ................. 147
C.1.3 Continuous Spectroscopic Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C.2 Calibration ..................................... 148
C.2.1 Checking the Calibration ........................ 148
C.2.2 Re-Calibrating Using the Calibration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.3 Eective Range of Measurement ........................ 149
C.4 Determination of the Full Width at Half Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
C.5 Over-Range Characteristics for the Scintillator and the Nuclide Identication 149
C.6 Live, Real and Dead Times ............................ 150
C.7 Scaling of the Vertical Spectrum Axis ..................... 150
D Troubleshooting 151
D.1 The Stabilization Icon is Red ........................... 151
D.2 Checking the Proper Function of the System ................. 151
E Info Pool 153
E.1 ınnoRIID radEAGLET-R: Specications ..................... 153
E.2 Detector Positions ................................ 158
E.3 About Intrinsic Activity .............................. 159
E.3.1 General Rules for Handling Radioactive Material . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E.3.2 For the United States of America ................... 159
E.4 Unmanned Neutron Detection Testing ..................... 160
E.5 CE Certicate ................................... 161
E.6 Warranty ..................................... 162
E.7 Quality Control .................................. 162
E.8 Service ....................................... 162
E.9 Damage in Transit ................................ 163
E.10 Bibliography .................................... 163
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List of Figures
1 Annotated top view of the radEAGLET-R instrument ............... 17
2 Name plate under the handle of the radEAGLET-R ................ 18
3 The radEAGLET-R in the watertight case ...................... 19
4 Rear view of the radEAGLET-R ............................ 20
5 Storage card behind front cover of the radEAGLET-R ............... 20
6 The lanyard connector of the radEAGLET-R .................... 21
7 Anatomy of the radEAGLET-R display ........................ 23
8 The current functions of keys shown along the bottom of the radEAGLET-R display. 26
9 Cycling command pairs ................................ 27
10 A menu with the third item accented ........................ 27
11 Changing switches .................................. 28
12 Changing values by choosing from a list ...................... 28
13 Entering the password ................................ 29
14 After entering the password ............................. 29
15 Status bar after saving a screenshot ........................ 30
16 Box with potassium chloride (KCl) for stabilization and calibration (Only
radEAGLET-R models without internal source (see E.1, p. 153).) . . . . . . . . . 31
17 Starting the radEAGLET-R .............................. 32
18 Initial stabilization ................................... 32
19 Initial Stabilization after identication of the stabilization source . . . . . . . . . 33
20 Dose rate display ................................... 35
21 Dose rate display with gamma warning ....................... 36
22 Dose rate display with gamma alarm ........................ 37
23 The Easy ID screen .................................. 37
24 The Easy ID results .................................. 38
25 Detect mode background measurement ...................... 39
26 Detect mode chart .................................. 39
27 Detect mode: Approaching a source ........................ 40
28 Detect mode: Close to a source ........................... 40
29 A warning reported on screen ............................ 44
30 An alarm reported on screen ............................ 44
31 An neutron alarm reported on screen ....................... 45
32 A battery warning reported on screen ....................... 46
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33 The advanced operations menu ........................... 48
34 The spectrum screen ................................. 49
35 Result of a spectrum analysis ............................ 49
36 Spectrum with cursor ................................ 50
37 Zoomed spectrum with cursor ........................... 51
38 Spectrum with Region Of Interest .......................... 51
39 Info about a saved spectrum’s le name ...................... 52
40 Spectrum les available for loading ......................... 52
41 The Auto ID Waterfall display ............................ 53
42 The basic settings menu ............................... 54
43 The clock settings ................................... 55
44 The display settings .................................. 56
45 The feedback settings ................................ 58
46 The reachback settings ................................ 58
47 The connectivity menu ................................ 59
48 The Wi-Fi settings ................................... 60
49 Available Wi-Fi access points ............................. 61
50 Connected to a Wi-Fi network ............................ 62
51 Hotspot is o ..................................... 62
52 Hotspot: Web interface info ............................. 63
53 Hotspot: Access credentials ............................. 63
54 Bluetooth settings .................................. 64
55 Bluetooth instructions on a pristine radEAGLET-R ................. 64
56 Connect to a known Bluetooth device ........................ 65
57 Web interface address for devices connected via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 65
58 USB cable connection information ......................... 66
59 Data transfer to a USB mass storage device ................... 67
60 Data transfer complete ............................... 68
61 Ethernet LAN connection information ....................... 69
62 The services screen ................................. 69
63 The GPS settings when GPS is o .......................... 70
64 The GPS settings immediately after switching on GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
65 The GPS settings while searching satellites .................... 71
66 The GPS settings after determinig the location .................. 72
67 Selecting a source for easy calibration ....................... 72
68 Easy calibration in progress ............................. 73
69 Easy calibration nished ............................... 73
70 The protected settings menu ............................ 74
71 The hardware status ................................. 75
72 The alarm settings .................................. 75
73 The calibration screen ................................ 77
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74 The calibration screen after measurement .................... 77
75 The ID settings menu ................................. 78
76 The easy ID settings ................................. 79
77 The nuclide library ready for selecting a nuclide .................. 79
78 The nuclide library with 131I selected for editing its category . . . . . . . . . . . 80
79 The nuclide library with 131I selected for editing its On/O property . . . . . . 81
80 Storage management: Summary .......................... 82
81 Storage management: List of folders with dierent types of data . . . . . . . . 83
82 Storage management: Commands for a type of data ............... 83
83 Storage management: List of les of a certain type ................ 84
84 Storage management: Specify les to be deleted ................. 84
85 Setting the password ................................. 85
86 Reset to factory settings ............................... 86
87 Settings for a new measurement .......................... 86
88 Collecting reachback data .............................. 87
89 Collected measurements ............................... 87
90 Checking the Internet connection .......................... 88
91 No Internet connection ................................ 89
92 File types for mailing ................................. 89
93 Selecting les ..................................... 90
94 Ready to send les .................................. 90
95 The self test screen .................................. 91
96 The instrument information ............................. 92
97 Shut down verication ................................ 93
98 MS Windows 10: Check USB cable connection information . . . . . . . . . . . 96
99 MacOS: Check USB cable connection information ................. 96
100 The menu overlay of the Web interface ....................... 99
101 The device information in the Web interface .................... 100
102 The Wi-Fi hotspot info in the Web interface (o) .................. 100
103 The Wi-Fi hotspot info in the Web interface (on) .................. 101
104 The remote radEAGLET-R’s screen in the Web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
105 The spectrum browser in the Web interface ................... 103
106 Spectrum diagramm in the Web interface ..................... 104
107 Zooming into the spectrum ............................. 105
108 Enlarged part of the spectrum ............................ 106
109 Marking a peak for analysis ............................. 107
110 Results for a manually marked peak ......................... 107
111 Results of an automatic peak analysis ....................... 108
112 Spectrum with scaling methods and detail overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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113 Spectrum with expanded detail information .................... 110
114 Comment subsection of spectrum details ..................... 111
115 PDF report of a spectrum .............................. 112
116 The spectrum le viewer in the Web interface ................... 113
117 The radEAGLET-R settings in the Web interface .................. 113
118 The reachback settings in the Web interface ................... 114
119 The expanded reachback settings in the Web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
120 Adding a recipient for reachback messages .................... 116
121 Update software on the radEAGLET-R in the Web interface . . . . . . . . . . . 117
122 Transfer software to the radEAGLET-R in the Web interface . . . . . . . . . . 117
123 Ready to install the transferred software ..................... 117
124 Successful installation of the software ....................... 118
125 Documents available on your radEAGLET-R .................... 118
126 Managing the storage in the Web interface .................... 119
127 Position of the battery compartment cover of the radEAGLET-R.. . . . . . . . 121
128 The standard black rechargeable powerCELL of the radEAGLET-R.. . . . . . . 122
129 Status check of the black powerCELL of the radEAGLET-R.. . . . . . . . . . . 122
130 powerCELL in compartment with cover removed ................. 123
131 Wall power supply with international adaptors ................... 124
132 Removing an adaptor from the wall power supply ................. 125
133 Mounting an adaptor to the wall power supply ................... 125
134 Initial Stabilization during instrument start ..................... 128
135 Status bar along the display’s top edge ....................... 128
136 Commands for status information ......................... 129
137 Easy calibration in progress ............................. 130
138 Easy calibration nished ............................... 130
139 The radEAGLET-R in dose rate mode ........................ 131
140 Surveying an object for gamma radiation ...................... 131
141 A gamma warning as reported on screen ..................... 132
142 Recommended posture for neutron moderation ................. 133
143 Dose rate display with neutron incidents ...................... 133
144 Checking the speaker switch ............................. 134
145 Collecting background data in Detect Mode with progress percentage. . . . . 135
146 Detect mode chart when approaching a radiation source . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
147 The nuclide library ................................... 136
148 The Easy ID spectrum acquisition .......................... 137
149 The Easy ID results .................................. 138
150 USB cable connection information ......................... 139
151 The device information in the Web interface .................... 140
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