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.