Calibration and Repair Training

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Ludlum Measurements Inc. Calibration and Repair

This course is a two day hands-on session

 

Location:
Best Western Beach Resort
2600 San Dunes Drive
Monterey, CA  93940
831-394-3321
Monterey Beach Resort

Room Block Rate: $149.00 per night plus taxes and parking


Course Fees & Dates:
Instrument Electronics Course - $750 Held on October 16th - October 17th. *To enroll: Call sales and request Part Number CTRAINC

Day One

Detector Basics – DVD (provided with class)

  1. G-M Tubes
  2. Scintillators
  3. Gas Proportional Detectors
  4. Ion Chambers
  5. Neutron Detectors
  6. Detailed Discussion plus Q and A

Instrument Calibration - Analog Instrument

  1. Review of Calibration Certificate and ANSI N323A Requirements
  2. Introduction of Calibration Procedure Documents ( Working Copy)
  3. Electronic Calibration with Pulser
  4. Discussion

Break for Lunch (provided with course)

Instrument Calibration with Detector

  1. Review of Calibration Procedure Documents (Working Copy)
  2. Review of Calibration Certificate
  3. Calibration Techniques using NIST Traceable Sources
    1. Exposure Rate Calibration
    2. CPM Calibration and  Detector Validation

Detector Operation
G-M
1.   Fixed HV
2.   Sensitivity
3.   Dead Time

Scintillator

  1. Plateaus   Gross Counts and Efficiency
  2. Detector Parameters
    1. Efficiencies and Crosstalk

Day Two
Instrument Calibration - Digital Instrument

1. Review of Calibration Certificate

  1. Introduction of Calibration Procedure Documents ( Working Copy)
  2. Electronic Calibration with Pulser

Instrument Calibration with Detector

  1. Review of Calibration Procedure Documents (Working Copy)
  2. Review of Calibration Certificate
  3. Calibration Techniques using NIST Traceable Sources
    1. Exposure Rate Calibration
    2. Cal Constant and Dead Time Adjustments
    3. CPM Calibration and Detector Validation
  4. Detector Operation Gross Counts Scintillator with Instrument and Scaler
    1. Plateau
    2. Detector Parameters
    3. Efficiency and Crosstalk
    4. Heel, toe and center testing
  5. Detector Operation  Peaking for specific Source
    1. Example – Cs-137  at 662 keV

Maintenance and Repair

  1. Cable testing with Scaler
  2. Basic Instrument and Detector Troubleshooting and Repair
    1. Overview of basic repairs and recommended special tools.
    2. Recommendations / discussion on repair in-house vs return to Ludlum
    3. Detector Repair
      1. Pancake tube replacement
      2. Scintillator /PMT and window replacement

Break for Lunch (provided with course)

Specific Ludlum Model Operation, Calibration and Minor Repairs as requested.

Adjourn