[Sebastian Tomczak] was borrowing a homeade muon detector from his friend, and managed to hook it up to his computer through an Arduino. The detector itself uses 3 fluorescent tubes to detect radia… ...

The [Libelium] team wanted to help people in Japan measure radiation in their surroundings following the nuclear accident in Fukushima. Because of the affordability and seeming ubiquity of the Ardu… ...

If you are using I-125 or other nuclides with gamma energies between 10 to 40 keV, use the Ludlum Model 3 survey meter with Model 44-3 "Low Energy Gamma" Sodium Iodide (NaI) detector. If your are ...

A survey meter is a portable handheld, electronic instrument used to detect radiation. It is recommended that a "pancake" type Geiger Mueller (GM) probe be used for isotopes which emit beta radiation ...