Faster , more accurate instruments
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ing about who can use them properly .
Faster , more accurate instruments
Increased accuracy reduces false positives and improves response times . Accuracy relies on three factors :
• The ability of embedded algorithms to separate signal from noise and identify the specific fingerprint of a particular radioactive material ;
• High resolution core detection technologies ; and
• Calibration routines .
Getting all three right is key to performance , but is a significant challenge for portable detectors . In addition to better signal processing and algorithms , however , new , core detector technologies are being commercialized .
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suppression of background neutrons from cosmic rays ).
New detector systems are designed for ease of use . Technological innovations are leading to a more intuitive user interface , while sophisticated on board diagnostic tools maintain factory calibrations without the need to return to the factory or own a large radioactive source . Maintenance has never been easier or cheaper .
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For professionals designing security systems to protect government facilities and other highprofile properties , radiation detection can now be achieved with higher accuracy and for far less initial capital than in the past – all without having a PhD in physics .
As costs are reduced and technology improves , more buildings and facilities with high-security needs will require the added protection that radiation detection provides . Incorporating such protection into their current practices will allow our leaders – and citizens across the country – to sleep a little better each night . Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a wide range of
High-resolution , multi-functional detector crystals , such as Cs2LiYCl6 ( CLYC ), reduce the number of counts required to accurately detect and identify radioactive materials . This leads to detecting artificial gamma and neutron radiation up to 10 times faster while also reporting identifications in a much shorter period of time . CLYC , when combined with the new algorithms , provides gamma spectroscopy ( for radiation identification ) and neutron spectroscopy ( for automatic , radioactive sourceless stabilization and
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