RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 337-342.

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Development of a dual-channel high sensitive on-line monitor for radioactive aerosol

SHANG Jie1, MAO Xueyong2, YANG Yi1, ZHANG Yanting1, ZHANG Fuguo1, YANG Liu1   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Proctection, Shanxi Key Laboratory for Radiation Safety and Protection, CNNC Key Laboratory for Radiation Protection Technology, Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Suzhou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Huqiu) Solid Waste Management and Nuclear Radiation Safety Supervision Station,Jiangsu Suzhou 215004
  • Received:2024-12-06 Published:2025-07-28

Abstract: To address the demand for rapid warning capability and laboratory-comparable sensitivity in radioactive aerosol monitoring at nuclear facilities, a high sensitive online radioactive aerosol monitor has been developed. The instrument features a dual-channel (real-time/delayed) detection structure, achieving performance enhancements through:(1)Extended sampling track length;(2)Optimized real-time channel response (1 min data refresh);(3)Integrated radon interference suppression combining decay correction, energy spectrum discrimination, and α/β ratio compensation techniques. This single device simultaneously achieves both rapid response (1 minute response time for real-time channel) and high sensitivity (detection limits of 10-4 Bq/m3(α) and 10-2 Bq/m3 (β) in delayed channel), resolving the contradiction between these two parameters in aerosol monitoring. Compared with conventional online aerosol monitors, the α and β detection limits have been improved by two orders of magnitude, while also reducing both the workload of laboratory analysis for offline sampling and radiation exposure risks.

Key words: high sensitivity, on-line monitoring, radioactive aerosol, response time, radon compensation

CLC Number: 

  • TL75+2.3