Cobalt 60 secondary gamma-ray standard, 0.685x10E6 dps
Cobalt 60 secondary gamma-ray standard, 0.685x10E6 dps
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- Description
- Background on secondary gamma-ray standards, Object IDs 1994.0125.55,.56,.57, &.58
- Instruments used for radiation detection, measurements, or surveys need to be calibrated periodically. A radioactive source (not necessarily calibrated) is used to confirm the satisfactory operation of an instrument. A standard source is a radiation source exhibiting a disintegration (e.g., disintegrations per second or dps), emission or exposure rate certified by or traceable to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). NIST maintains the primary radiation sources, and makes available and/or certifies secondary sources for instrument calibration. For details on survey instrument calibration, see:
- http://www.rso.utah.edu/policies/rpr/52instrucare/52instrucare.pdf
- Detailed description of Cobalt 60 secondary gamma-ray standard, 0.685x10E6 dps, Object 1994.0125.57
- (One of the accompanying photographs provided by donor, Prof. Herbert Clark, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.)
- Flame sealed glass ampoule, 3” long, 5/8” diam., held by base and tip in a transparent cylindrical plastic container with black-painted aluminum screw cap, 3 ¾” long, 7/8” diam. About two-thirds of the ampoule volume contains a slightly pinkish-tinged liquid. A glued-on paper label, has printed the following: “National Bureau of Standards / Co[E]60 Gamma Ray Standard / 0.685x10[E]6 dps on Oct.1, 1953”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- gamma-ray standard, secondary, Co60
- date made
- 1953
- maker
- National Bureau of Standards
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- aluminum (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- liquid with cobalt 60 (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (transparent, capped plastic container): 3 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 9.525 cm x 2.2225 cm
- glass ampoule: 3 in x 5/8 in; 7.62 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ID Number
- 1994.0125.57
- accession number
- 1994.0125
- catalog number
- 1994.0125.57
- Credit Line
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Department of Chemistry
- subject
- Science & Scientific Instruments
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- Medicine and Science: Modern Physics
- Science & Mathematics
- Modern Physics
- Measuring & Mapping
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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