Devices for the
radiation detection and analysis, in particular to portable
alpha particle sensors adapted for the identification and quantification of
radioactive decay products—alpha particles including a battery-powered pulse
ionization chamber
alpha particle sensor comprising at least one electric battery, at least one switch S, a
voltage converter DC / DC, a
capacitor C, a processor MCU, a
current pulse amplifier A, an
ionization chamber K with an
electrode of zero potential placed therein. The
ionization chamber K is designed with the possibility of placing a source of alpha particles in it. Furthermore at least one electric battery is electrically connected to the
voltage converter DC / DC by means of a switch S, the operation of which is controllable by the processor MCU. The
voltage converter DC / DC is electrically connected to the
capacitor C and the
ionization chamber K. The
electrode of the
ionization chamber K is electrically connected to the processor MCU through the
current pulse amplifier A. The processor MCU furthermore is adapted to execute the instructions: (i) count electrical pulses N, which coming from the K
electrode of the
ionization chamber and which are amplified by the
amplifier A; (ii) by means of at least one switch S, controllably periodically electrically connect the supply of
electric energy from at least one electric battery to the
voltage converter DC / DC and further in the circuit; (iii) determine the voltage value on the
capacitor C and, upon reaching the previously set maximum value of the voltage, by means of the switch S, electrically disconnect the supply of
electric energy from the electric battery to the
voltage converter DC / DC and further in the circuit.