2.6.8 Spectrum View Settings 34
2.6.9 Managing Custom Test Protocols 34
2.6.10 Managing Storage Space 34
2.6.11 Wi-Fi Settings 34
2.6.12 Capture Cloud Settings 34
2.6.13 Firmware Update Settings 35
2.7 Viewing RAD8 Device Information 35
3 COMPUTER CONNECTIVITY 36
3.1 Computer Connection Basics 36
3.1.1 Connecting the RAD8 to a Computer via USB 36
3.2 Capture Software 37
3.2.1 Introduction to Capture 37
3.2.2 Capture Installation 37
3.2.3 Feature Summary 38
3.2.4 Downloading RAD8 Data 38
3.2.5 Graphing and Analysis 38
3.2.6 Real-Time RAD8 Monitoring 38
3.2.7 Capture Cloud 39
4 BASICS OF RAD8 TECHNOLOGY: HOW IT WORKS 40
4.1 Radon and Thoron Decay Chains 40
4.1.1 Radon-222 (Radon) 42
4.1.2 Radon-220 (Thoron) 42
4.2 Continuous Monitors 43
4.3 Radon Sniffers 44
4.4 Working Level 44
4.5 RAD8 Solid-State Detector 45
4.5.1 RAD8 Calibration and Data Correction 45
4.6 RAD8 Spectrum 46
4.7 Windows 47
4.8 Isotope Equilibrium 47
4.9 Analysis Modes: Rapid, Precise, and Automatic 49
4.10 Background 50
4.10.1 Short-lived Radon and Thoron Progeny 50
4.10.2 Adsorbed Radon Gas 50
4.10.3 Intrinsic Background 51
4.10.4 Long-lived Radon Daughters 51
4.10.5 Contamination by Radon, or Thoron, Producing Solids 51
4.10.6 Other Alpha Emitters 51
4.10.7 Beta and Gamma Emitters 51
4.11 Precision and Accuracy 52
4.11.1 Dry operation 52
4.11.2 Humidity Correction 53
