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identiFINDER - Ultra
NaI(Tl) detector
Command line
Selections button
Blue LED (neutron indicator)
Power on/off
Red LED (gamma indicator)
Orange LED (charging)
Green LED (connection to
ext. power supply)
Adapter for charging and
PC connection
Battery pack lock
Display
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The functions of the buttons
• Power button:
• Switching on (press quick)
• Switching off (press and hold for at
least 3 sec.)
• Press quick to chancel acoustic
neutron alarm
• Menu buttons (L, M, R)
• Corresponding to command above in
the display
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Switching on the device
• Press power button until instrument is
switching on
• System self check
• After initializing: dose rate mode
• Using the K-40 box only for recalibration:
• recalibration only by supervisor
• guidance with password
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The dose rate mode
• Dose rate display
• Dose rate
• Neutron count rate
• Log. scale of the dose rate with
visible alarm level
• Battery status
• Commands:
• Finder mode
• Identification mode
• Advanced mode (“Options”)
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Finder mode
• Push “L”: command “FINDER”
Start finder mode far from the
object and wait for 10 sec (count
down)
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Finder mode
• Background
• Most recent measurement
on the right side of display
• Statistical fluctuations
• Source
• Auto scaling if count rate
goes up
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Identification mode
• Identification results
• Up to 4 results
• Confidence of identification (1 – 10)
“10” very likely
“ 1 “ unlikely
“ – “ very weak indication
• Categorization
Industrial, Medical, Nuclear, NORM
• Isotope
• Continue measurement (push “L”) if display shows “Not in Lib.” or
a weak indication factor
• Save spectrum (push “M”)
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Identification mode
• Save spectrum
• Save as a new spectrum
(up to 100 spectra)
• Overwrite old spectrum + confirm overwriting
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Data transfer to PC
• Plug identiFINDER to PC (USB-cable)
• Open program: identiFINDER Transfer
• Chose target directory and spectrum files to store
• Press “>” for selected spectra or “>>” for all spectra
