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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Low-Cost Radon Detector with Low-Voltage Air-Ionization Chamber.

Filip Studnička, Jan Štěpán, Jan Šlégr

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Filip StudničkaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Jan ŠtěpánCenter of Advanced Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Jan ŠlégrDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. jan.slegr@uhk.cz.ORCID 0000-0001-8202-4062

Funding

University of Hradec Kralove 2121/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a low-cost radon detector that can easily be fabricated in large quantities for the purposes of earthquake prediction. The described detector can also be used for monitoring radon levels in houses because high radon levels pose a great health risk. A very simple air-ionization chamber for alpha particles was used, considering the experimental results. Chamber current-sensing circuitry is also suggested, and an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor grid is described. The main advantages of this detector are the low cost, low power consumption, and complete elimination of high-voltage power sources. The minimum detectable activity achieved with the proposed detector for one measurement was around 50 Bq · m - 3 , with time of measurement comparable to that featured on commercial devices, while the price of the described detector is one order of magnitude lower.

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charge-carrier processesionizing radiation sensorswireless sensor networks

Identifiers

PMID31466262
PMCPMC6749372

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