I.S. EN 60325:2004
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RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - ALPHA, BETA AND ALPHA/BETA (BETA ENERGY > 60 KEV) CONTAMINATION METERS AND MONITORS
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English
01-01-2004
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Foreword
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Units
5 Classification of assemblies
6 General characteristics
6.1 Detection assemblies
6.2 Ease of decontamination
6.3 Sealing
6.4 Alarm threshold
6.5 Instrument indication
6.5.1 For contamination meters
6.5.2 For monitors
6.5.3 Indications in terms of activity
6.6 Effective range of measurement
6.7 Display
6.8 Mechanical shocks
6.9 Setting up and maintenance facilities for
electronic equipment
7 General test procedures
7.1 Tests
7.1.1 Qualification test
7.1.2 Acceptance test
7.2 General
7.2.1 Basic principles
7.2.2 Permissible variation of indication with
variation of influence quantity
7.2.3 Reference radionuclides
7.3 Background
7.4 Statistical fluctuations
8 Electrical characteristics
8.1 Influence of statistical fluctuations
8.1.1 Requirements
8.1.2 Test method
8.2 Response time
8.2.1 Requirements
8.2.2 Test method
8.3 Interrelationship between response time and
statistical fluctuations
8.4 Alarm threshold drift
8.4.1 Requirements
8.4.2 Test method
8.5 Warm-up time test (for portable assemblies)
8.5.1 Meters and monitors
8.5.2 Measurement assemblies
8.6 Resolution time
8.6.1 For meters and monitors
8.6.2 For detection assemblies
8.6.3 For measurement assemblies
8.6.4 Range limitation for a combination of
detection and measurement assembly
8.7 Overload protection
8.7.1 Requirements
8.7.2 Test method
8.8 Operating plateau (for detection assemblies only)
8.9 Threshold (for detection assemblies only)
9 Radiation characteristics
9.1 General
9.2 Surface emission rate response
9.2.1 Requirements
9.2.2 Methods of measuring the instrument
efficiency
9.2.3 Test methods
9.3 Variation of response over the surface of the
detector
9.3.1 Requirements
9.3.2 Test method
9.4 Relative intrinsic error
9.4.1 Requirements
9.4.2 Test method
9.4.3 Minimum detectable surface emission rate per
unit area
9.5 Variation of surface emission rate response with
radiation energy
9.5.1 Alpha contamination meters or monitors or
detector assemblies
9.5.2 Beta contamination meters or monitors or
detector assemblies
9.6 Response to other ionizing radiations
9.6.1 General
9.6.2 Gamma radiation
9.6.3 Beta radiation (for alpha contamination
meters and monitors and detection
assemblies)
9.6.4 Alpha radiation (for beta contamination
meters and monitors)
9.6.5 Neutrons
9.7 Background count rate
10 Environmental influences
10.1 Ambient temperature
10.1.1 Requirements
10.1.2 Test method
10.1.3 Meters and monitors
10.1.4 Measurement assemblies
10.1.5 Detection assemblies
10.2 Relative humidity
10.2.1 Requirements
10.2.2 Test method
10.3 Power supply
10.3.1 Mains operated equipment
10.3.2 Battery operation
10.4 Electromagnetic compatibility
10.4.1 Electrostatic discharge
10.4.2 Radiated electromagnetic fields
10.4.3 Conducted disturbances induced by bursts
and radio frequencies
10.4.4 Surges
10.4.5 Voltage dips and short interruptions
10.4.6 Radiated emissions
11 Storage
11.1 General
11.2 Mechanical shock
12 Documentation
12.1 Identification certificate
12.1.1 Concerning the measurement assembly
12.1.2 Concerning each detection assembly
12.1.3 Concerning meters and monitors
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding
European publications
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