Sunday, December 30, 2007
The Battle of Chernobyl
Posted by G at 5:56 PM 5 comments
Labels: Documentary
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Unpacking the TERRA-P
Somehow I did not expect such a nicely marketed product. I guess this is a common prejudice against post-communist countries. I have to tell that both the customer support and the product itself is flawless.
As soon as I took the device out of its plastic cradle, I managed to drop it on the floor. It is not a good idea to drop anything with a Geiger tube on the floor - since the component is pretty fragile Fortunately it survived the fall. I shall add that to the positive side of its properties;) And here is the dosimeter itself with the dose rate measurement taking place. Fortunately I have not found anything radioactive around me - and that's a good thing. :) The background radiation in my house is around 0.1microSv/h. Shows some slight variation, but that's due to the measurement precision. This is at the lower end of the background radiation still considered to be normal. I have no idea what is the actual long term exposure limit in my country, but supposedly in the Ukraine that is 0.3microSv/h. The device makes a "click" sound at each count, just as you would expect from a Geiger counter.
The back of the device has a second hinged door. It is hard to open, I'm kinda worried that it may break after a time. Anyways, under this door is the Geiger tube itself. The door has a thin lead lining, which blocks out Beta radiation. If one wants to measure Gamma radiation, leaves the door on. If you want to measure Gamma + Beta exposure you open the hatch. Logically the difference of the two measurements gives just the Beta radiation.
Well that's about it for now. These are the first impressions, I will write a review with more details as soon as I have the chance to play around with the device. I took some video footage too, will edit it into a usable form soon.
Posted by G at 4:33 PM 5 comments
Labels: Dosimeter, Equipment, Geiger counter, Review
Friday, December 28, 2007
The package
Posted by G at 5:00 PM 1 Comment
Labels: Commentary, Dosimeter, Equipment, Geiger counter
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Chernobyl Street Art
Posted by G at 10:25 PM 0 comments
Labels: Art
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Inside the Sarcophagus
Posted by G at 6:09 PM 3 comments
Labels: Documentary
Monday, December 17, 2007
Lookin' good!
Oxana
Posted by G at 6:05 PM 4 comments
Labels: Commentary
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Money transfer
Posted by G at 10:15 PM 1 Comment
Labels: Commentary, Finance
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Green light
Posted by G at 7:31 PM 1 Comment
Labels: Commentary
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Some pics I've stumbled upon...
Posted by G at 9:46 PM 0 comments
Labels: Pictures
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Aaaand, we're back...
Posted by G at 9:51 PM 0 comments
Labels: Commentary, Dosimeter, Equipment, Geiger counter