The Radiation Monitor/Student Radiation Monitor has unique
setup
procedures.
Connecting the Radiation Monitor
Connect the Radiation Monitor to the digital inputs of your interface (DIG 1 or 2 on LabQuest, DIG/SONIC 1 or 2 on LabPro).
Note: The Radiation
Monitor does not have the
auto-ID feature and must be set
up manually.
Once the Radiation Monitor is set up in the Sensor Setup window, the sensor status will be shown. The reading will be in Counts. The status of the Radiation Monitor is also displayed under the Toolbar. | ![]() |
Setting Up the Radiation Monitor
The default collection interval for the Radiation Monitor is one sample every five seconds. The count interval can be set in the data collection dialog box (as in samples/sec; at ten samples per second, the count interval is 0.1 s).
1. If you plan on collecting in entry and selected events mode, click on the sensor icon and select Count Interval. The following window will appear:
2. Enter the new interval. The interval
can be changed
to
milliseconds, seconds, minutes, or hours.
3. Click OK when done.