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Tritium beta decay energy: 0.018590 MeV (kVp=18.6 keV, kVaverage=5.7 keV) | Tritium beta decay energy: 0.018590 MeV (kVp=18.6 keV, kVaverage=5.7 keV) | ||
| + | == Acrylic glass == | ||
| + | *Molecular formula: (C5O2H8)n | ||
| + | *Density: 1.18 g/cm<super>3</super> | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 11 May 2011
Tritium bremsstrahlung is easy to detect with a sensitive Geiger counter.
I used a GM45 which has a pancake detector with a beryllium window.
I measured 400 CPM from a tritium source used in a luminescent marker.
The tritium source was behind 1 mm of glass, 4 mm of acrylic, and 20 mm of air.
Tritium beta decay energy: 0.018590 MeV (kVp=18.6 keV, kVaverage=5.7 keV)
Acrylic glass
- Molecular formula: (C5O2H8)n
- Density: 1.18 g/cm<super>3</super>
