The invention discloses a sand-measuring 
ionization chamber which comprises an upper end tube and a lower end tube connected by a 
flange and is separated into two separate parts. The upper end tube isinternally provided with an 
amplifier plate, a high-
voltage power source frame and a temperature sensor, and a high-
voltage power source is mounted in the high-
voltage power source frame; the lower end tube is internally provided with an 
electrode container and filled with high-voltage 
inert gas; the top end of the lower end tube is provided with an aluminum window; a 
ceramic insulator is weldedon the 
flange; a lead tube on the 
electrode container is connected with a high-voltage 
electrode on the high-voltage power source frame by the 
ceramic insulator; the other electrode on the high-voltage power source frame is connected with the input end of an amplifying circuit on the 
amplifier plate; the output end of the amplifying circuit on the 
amplifier plate is connected with a cable; and theother end of the cable is externally connected with a computer. The sand-measuring 
ionization chamber improves the efficiency of a 241 Am gamma 
radioactive source by more than one magnitude, uses theradioactive source with great activity, little 
Statistical error and good stability, has strong harsh environment toleration, good long-term 
signal stability, wide measuring range and low 
failure rate, thereby being suitable for the online measurement of the 
sediment concentration of 
underwater silt.