THE ALARM CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ON-LINE AIR MONITOR FOR THE TRANSURANICS A Probabilistic Analysis

Year
1983
Author(s)
Terry Zimmerman - Idaho State University
Abstract
One of the many promising new applications for microprocessors is in the area of online air monitoring for hazardous levels of radiolsotopes. The performance characteristics of an air monitor system can be significantly improved by incorporating a relatively simple dedicated electronics system based on a microprocessor. The microprocessor may be programmed with any of a wide variety of algorithms for assessing the significance of activity present on the monitor's collection filter.