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1、ANSI N42.34-2006 (Revision of ANSI N42.34-2003) American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-Held Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides I E E E 3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5997, USA 22 January 2007 Accredited by the American National Standards Institute S
2、ponsored by the National Committee on Radiation Instrumentation, N42 Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permit
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4、 i Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-Held Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides Sponsor National Committee on Radiation Instrumentation, N42 Accredited by the American National Standards Institute Secretaria
5、t Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Approved 28 August 2006 American National Standards Institute ANSI N42.34-2006 (Revision of ANSI N42.34-2003) Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical
6、 Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- ii Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Abstract: The performance requirements for hand-held radionuclide identifying instruments are described in this standard.
7、 The requirements stated are based on instruments used in support of efforts associated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Keywords: radionuclide identifiers, restrictive mode, routine mode _ The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-59
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10、ion or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- v Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Introduction This standard is the responsibility of the Accredited American Standards Committee on Radiation Instrumentation, N42. The standard was approved on N42 letter ballot of JulyAugust 2006.
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14、ught to its attention. This introduction is not part of ANSI N42.34-2006, American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-Held Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under licen
15、se with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Participants At the time it approved this revision, the Accredited Standards Committee on Radiation Instrumentation, N42, had the f
16、ollowing membership: Michael P. Unterweger, Chair Louis Costrell, Deputy Chair William Ash, Administrative Secretary Organization Represented.Name of Representative Bartlett Services .Morgan Cox Canberra .Markku Koskelo Chew, M.H .Jack M. Selby Commerce Dept, U.S. NIST .Michael Unterweger Louis Cost
17、rell (Alt.) Consultant Frank X. Masse Department of Homeland Security .Peter Shebell Entergy-ANO .Ron Schwartz Health Physics Society .Sandy Perle IEEE Louis Costrell .Julian Forster (Alt.) .Anthony Spurgin (Alt.) .Michael P. Unterweger (Alt.) International Medcom .Don Sythe Lawrence Berkeley Nation
18、al Lab . Edward J. Lampo Lawrence Livermore National Lab .Gary Johnson NASA, GSFC .Sachidananda R. Babu Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cynthia Jones Nuclear Stds Unlimited Al N. Tschaeche ORNL . Peter J. Chiaro, Jr. .Charles Britton (Alt.) ORTEC .Ronald M. Keyser Pacific NW Labs .Richard Kouzes Swint
19、h Associates .Kenneth L. Swinth U.S. Army .Edward Groeber Members-At-Large .Ernesto Corte .Joseph C. McDonald .Paul L. Phelps .Joseph Stencel .Lee J. Wagner vi Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under licens
20、e with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- At the time this standard was approved, Subcommittee N42.RPI had the following members: Morgan Cox, Co-Chair Jack M. Selby, Co-Chair
21、 Dru Carson Peter J. Chiaro, Jr. Jack Cooley Leo Faust Edward Groeber Jerry Hiatt Mark M. Hoover Ron Keyser Joseph C. McDonald Robert Murphy Cheryl Olson Scott Rogers Michael P. Unterweger Ed Walker Chuan-Fu Wu At the time this standard was approved, the ANSI 42.34 Working Group had the following me
22、mbers: Peter J. Chiaro, Jr., Chair and Project Leader Jeff Chapman Steve Costigan Donald Gregory Tom Hazlett Sam Hitch Jens Hovgaard Scott Hulse Cynthia Jones Ron Keyser Siraj Khan Richard Oxford Leticia Pibida Alan Proctor Radoslav Radev Peter Shebell Michael P. Unterweger Will Whitehorn vii Copyri
23、ght 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,
24、- Contents 1. Overview 1 1.1 Scope. 1 1.2 Purpose 1 2. Normative references 1 3. Definitions 2 4. General considerations . 6 4.1 Standard test conditions. 6 4.2 Units and uncertainties 6 4.3 Special word usage 7 5. General characteristics 7 5.1 General 7 5.2 Test preparation. 8 5.3 Operating modes 8
25、 5.4 Markings 9 5.5 Communication interface. 9 5.6 User interface. 10 5.7 Warm-up time 10 5.8 Battery power 11 5.9 Effective range of measurement 12 5.10 Spectral identification 12 5.11 Personnel protection alarm 13 5.12 Explosive atmospheres 13 6. Radiological tests 14 6.1 General test information
26、14 6.2 Response time 14 6.3 Gamma-ray exposure rate indication. 15 6.4 Alarms . 15 6.5 Radionuclide identification 15 6.6 Single radionuclide 16 6.7 Simultaneous radionuclide identification 17 6.8 Interfering ionizing radiation (gamma-rays) 17 6.9 Interfering ionizing radiation (beta). 18 6.10 False
27、 identification 18 6.11 Interference from surrounding material. 18 6.12 Variation of identification based on angle of incidence. 19 6.13 Neutron response. 19 6.14 Over-range characteristics for identification . 19 6.15 Determination of full-energy-peak efficiency . 20 6.16 Determination of full widt
28、h-half maximum (FWHM). 20 6.17 Over-range characteristics for exposure rate indication. 21 6.18 Neutron indication in the presence of photons. 21 viii Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IE
29、EELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 7. Environmental performance requirements . 22 7.1 Ambient temperature influence . 22 7.2 Temperature shock 22 7.3 Relative humidity (RH). 23
30、 7.4 Moisture and dust protection. 24 7.5 Cold temperature start up. 25 8. Electromagnetic performance requirements. 25 8.1 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 25 8.2 Radio frequency (RF) susceptibility 26 8.3 Radiated emissions 27 8.4 Conducted immunity . 27 8.5 Magnetic fields 28 9. Mechanical performan
31、ce requirements. 28 9.1 Vibration 28 9.2 Mechanical shock 29 9.3 Impact (microphonics). 29 10. Documentation . 30 10.1 Certificate 30 10.2 Operation and maintenance manual. 30 Annex A (informative) Bibliography. 31 A.1 General 31 A.2 Detectors. 31 A.3 Detection and identification instruments 32 A.4
32、Radiological protection instruments. 32 A.5 Electromagnetic compatibility 33 A.6 Units, quantities, calibrations 33 Annex B (informative) Detector tests. 34 Annex C (informative) Sample user interface evaluation technique 35 ix Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Ele
33、ctrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
34、 Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-Held Instruments for the Detection and Id
35、entification of Radionuclides 1. 1.1 1.2 2. Overview Scope This standard specifies general requirements and test procedures, radiation response requirements, and electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements. Successful completion of the tests described in this standard should not be constr
36、ued as an ability to identify all radionuclides in all environments. Purpose This standard addresses instruments that can be used for homeland security applications to detect and identify radionuclides, for gamma-ray exposure rate measurement, and for indication of neutron radiation. Normative refer
37、ences This standard shall be used in conjunction with the following publications. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments or corrigenda) applies. ANSI N42.22, American National StandardTrace
38、ability of Radioactive Sources to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Associated Instrument Quality Control.1 ANSI N42.23, American National Standard Measurement and Associated Instrumentation Quality Assurance for Radioassay Laboratories. 1 The ANSI N42 publications includ
39、ed in this clause are available from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, USA (http:/standards.ieee.org/). 1 Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS und
40、er license with IEEELicensee=NASA Technical Standards 1/9972545001 Not for Resale, 04/25/2007 03:04:19 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- ANSI N42.34-2006 American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-Held Instruments for the Detection and Identifica
41、tion of Radionuclides 2 Copyright 2007 IEEE. All rights reserved. ANSI N42.42, American National Standard Data Format Standard for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security.2 FCC Rules, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Part 15, Radio Frequency Devices.3 IAEA Safety Guide No. RS-G-1.9, Cat
42、egorization of Radioactive Sources.4 IEC 60068-1, Environmental TestingPart 1: General Guidance.5 IEC 60068-2-18, Environmental TestingPart 2-18: TestsTest R and Guidance: Water. IEC 60068-2-75, Environmental TestingPart 2-75: TestsTest Eh: Hammer Tests. IEC 60529, Degrees of Protection Provided by
43、Enclosures (IP Code), IP53. IEC 61000-4-1, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Part 4-1: Testing and Measurement Techniques Overview of IEC 61000-4 Series. IEC 61000-4-2, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 4-2: Testing and Measurement Techniques Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Test. IEC 61000
44、-4-3, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 4-3: Testing and Measurement Techniques Radiated, Radio-Frequency, Electromagnetic Field Immunity Test. IEC 61000-4-6, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 4-6: Testing and Measurement Techniques Immunity to Conducted Disturbances, Induced by Radio-Fr
45、equency Fields. IEC 61455, Nuclear InstrumentationMCA Histogram Data Interchange Format for Nuclear Spectroscopy. ISO/IEC 4037-3, X and Gamma Reference Radiation for Calibrating Dosemeters and Doserate Meters and for Determining the Response as a Function of Photon EnergyPart 3: Calibration of Area and Personal Dosemeters and Measurement of Their Response as a Function of Energy and Angle of Incidence.6 3. Definitions The foll