In my collections are a half-dozen unusual Trinitite samples. This series will examine them?using all the tools currently available in the Home lab.
Various sensors will be used, as well as a few Spectrum Techniques calibration sources, including Fe-55, Ba-133, I-129, Cs-137, Co-60 as needed.
This first picture of a scan is perhaps my most unusual Trinitite item, labeled as TM for this series.
Using Gamma Spec, it will be compared to RT (Red Trinitite) and GT (Green Trinitite)
First a picture of the 24 Hour scan of TM alone on an Amptek CdTe sensor in a lead shield.
Full range of this sensor is 0-411 keV and covers the main region of the spectrum currently being studied. Other sensors will be used to add to the information base to take full advantage of their unique capabilities.
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Each stage of the process is stopped in time when a particular peak in RT is equal to the corresponding peak in TM and recorded, allowing for frame by frame comparison of the similarities and differences between the two samples.
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Shown here is TM, first alone, then compared against RT(Red Trinitite) in posts to follow.
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Peak Search a feature in Amptek's control program for the sensor easily picks out the obvious Am-241 and daughters, Uranium L-Shell X-Rays, Cs-137, and Lead (Pb) Ka and Kb X-rays. We'll pay particular attention to Europium (Eu) traces as well.
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