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A project log for Open Radiation Detector

Quickly identify radioactive materials with a pocket-sized ion chamber. Built from standard parts for easy manufacture and low cost.

carlos-garcia-sauraCarlos Garcia Saura 10/15/2017 at 01:370 Comments

The prototype has been successful! Our latest prototype can measure radiation from the source in a smoke detector.


At first the signal was too dim and we needed to adjust the circuit's gain, after that the sensor could work by itself and notify with the on-board LED (link to video).

We were most excited to see that electrostatic fields now do NOT affect the measurement! So all the modifications since last version have been for the good :-)

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