Category: Tests

For Beta counting and Beta spectroscopy parpuses, Antracene (C14H10) an organic scintillator material is widely used. It’s light output yeld is the highest of the…

What’s inside a russian germanium transistor? I’ve a K.O. P217 metallic germanium transistor so let’s open it! The victim comes from an high voltage generator…

INTRODUCTION Radar? WTF??? Yes, I’ve bought a radar on eBay for 1€!!! Seriously talking I’ve bought it plus it’s display for another 1€. 2€ for…

Bundeswehr radiation dosimeter, tactical, set 0065 B   For about 25€ I’ve find this nice militar dosimeter set. It comes from german army and it’s…

Hi! Some time ago I’ve bought some 4x4x22mm LYSO Crystals to make a scintillation probe or just to test they. From the manufacture: “LYSO crystal…

This type of scintillator material is the best one that an hobbist could afford. At the moment NaI(TI) crystals are easy to find on eBay…

Some weeks ago I’ve bought from an US eBayer some cilindrical shaped plastic scintillators. From wikipedia “A scintillator is a material that exhibits scintillation —…

Hi everyone, today I’m writing about my new SV500 Geiger counter from German Army. Mine was bought from a german eBay seller specialized in surplus…