Key Words: Geiger Counters for PCs, Radiation
Monitors, Radiation Monitor, Radiation Detection, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, X-ray,
Neutron, Radioactivity, Radon Monitor, Thoron, Cesium, Random Number Generator,
Strontium, Yttrium, Iodine, Cobalt, Xenon, Krypton, Nuclear Fleas, Waste, Cosmic
Rays, Muons, Pion Decay, Radioactive, Hand Held Radiation Monitors, Working
Level. Makers of PC based and stand alone Geiger Counters, Radiation-Radon Monitors,
as well as other monitors for use with PCs plus easy to use software for
those interested in the quantum side of nature.
(This mini-graph updated
Mon Apr 21 05:32:47 2003 East Coast US time) A
real-time mini-graph generated by Aware's Aw-graph program displaying nuclear
flea level in southeastern Pennsylvania. (See Latest Data graph below). Aw-graph
plots not only radioactivity but any ascii data. Resize with an easy to use zoom
box. These make great real-time scrolling mini-graphs in a small
window. We've added a gif dump function to Aw-graph program for easy
(even automatic) placement of graphs on the Internet.
They provide an interesting powerful and easy method of detecting and plotting ionizing radiation on a P.C. or LAPTOP computer. Each monitor is extremely rugged and accurate. Thousands have been sold over 14 years and the first are working as new.
Excellent for educational and industrial
purposes as well as for checking minuscule amounts of contamination in foods,
water, ceramic materials and more or for continuously monitoring background
radiation levels including radiation due to the presence of Radon and decay
products.
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from our literature pack. Please feel free to phone/fax/email/write us for more
information with any questions comments and/or to order (see phone numbers,
E-mail address above and on Price List link).


Please Note: In the interest of variety, as of Aug. 31st 1998 11:00 pm we switched from a RM-60 + Fan-Filter to a RM-80 + Fan-Filter for the real time graphs on this web site. We also moved the sensor to the basement area as opposed to the living room area. See the next graph on this page for the latest RM-80 data.
View above graph full size, (Mon Apr 21 05:32:47 2003 East Coast US time)
(plus Fan-Filter info.)?
The count rate is in direct correlation with Alpha and Beta particle flux. The radioactivity of the filter is in direct correlation with what is going on in the lungs of any person breathing the same air as is passing through the filter. In many respects this information is much more useful for the user as compared to a Radon report in the form of picocuries Radon per liter air. For example a forced air filter system could remove a large percentage of Radon decay products from the air thereby reducing the health threat but the filter system would not remove any Radon gas and therefore a standard Radon test would show no reduction in Radon level even though the health threat was greatly reduced. Never-the-less the counts per unit time figure included in these graphs can be converted to picocuries Radon per liter air given the correct factor. For more info about monitoring and reducing Radon decay products see: Frequently asked questions

View
GRAPH + more data updated on Mon Apr 21 05:32:47 2003(East Coast US
time)?

View this graph full size (plus Uranium and Thorium info)?
The software included with each RM is very user friendly and non-intrusive to your PC environment. You can even run it from your floppy. Setup is easy. Simply plug the adapter into a serial port and start the software. It makes for a very interesting PC application.

The RM-60 along with the user friendly software ($149.50 complete system) monitors & plots radiation from a variety of sources. It includes the highest quality stainless steel geiger tube with alpha-beta window and ceramic back. The RM-60 detects all three types of radiation emitted by radioactive materials namely Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiation as well as X-ray radiation down to 8 KEV (8K Electron Volts).
The RM-70 ($240) and RM-80 ($319) monitors include the highest quality, industry standard stainless steel "pancake" tubes (1.125" and 1.75" effective diameter Alpha, Beta, low energy Gamma, X-ray windows). The RM-G90 ($390) includes a 10.5" x 0.8" stainless steel gamma tube (160 cps/milliR/hr). (For more technical specs. click on "RM specs" link above).
The monitors plug into the serial or parallel port of the P.C. by way of telephone cord turning the computer into a highly sensitive feature packed user friendly microroentgen geiger counter. Data is displayed in a unique scrolling bar chart format and is saved to a file for later review and manipulation. Each point is accompanied by the exact date and time according to the quartz clock in the computer.
You can use a credit card to order if you desire. (For more order info. click on Price List link above). If you are displeased for any reason you may return the unit within 45 days for a full refund.
If you decide to order may we suggest the purchase of the additional program
Aw-graph.exe for $74.00 or our 32 bit Windows program Aw-Radw which includes
Aw-Graph.
Info about our new WIN
98-ME-NT-2000-XP software Aw-Radw
Both include the ability to view
several radiation data files simultaneously including regressions,
interpolations, semi-log plots, background subtraction, date-time x-axis, data
compression, flash - video page switching and more. Included are real-time
automatic updates of data plot(s) as well as old data and/or any ascii data.
Aw-graph and Aw-Radw are covered by the 45 day $ back offer. Either are superb
add-on programs.
Note: Several utilities are included with each RM system. These include SEED.EXE which generates random numbers derived from RM pulses (Also see:NEW PROGRAM: AW-RAND random number generator), SECTION.EXE which pulls any Date-Time data segment from a large data file, SETCLOCK.EXE which uses a modem to connect with Atomic Clock in Boulder Colorado, then adjusts PC's clock, Flux Counter, which tallies radiation counts until space-bar is pushed, Stufkbuf.exe which places keystrokes in the keyboard buffer and more.
RADON:
Even in a room with only outdoor Radon levels one can gather Radon decay
products on a tissue by wiping the screen of a VGA or T.V. and then plot the
decay with an Aware monitor and the software. (Half-life Radium B: 26.8 mins.,
Radium C: 19.9 mins.) Use one of the RM monitors to find Radon entrance points.
For example if Radon is entering through a crack, daughter products will deposit
around the periphery of the crack. When moving the monitor close to the crack,
geiger clicking will increase and the dose rate display will show a rise in
radiation due to the highly radioactive decay products. This reveals the crack
as a source of Radon entrance.
We received an interesting phone call from a RM-60 user. He has been an Alpha
track dealer for several years and is pleased with the system. He placed a face
mask paper filter on the intake of a small vacuum cleaner (e.g. Dust Buster) for
two minutes, in a room with approx. 3 picocuries Radon per liter air. Next he
placed the paper filter next to the RM-60's Alpha-Beta window. This generated
readings of several hundred counts per minute. (Background count rate is
normally about 10 CPM). The software then drew a beautiful decay plot of the
Radium B + C-C' Radon daughters. The RM-70 and RM-80 would draw a decay curve
with 10 and 24 times the data.
Others have found small amounts of radioactive contamination in drinking
water due to Radon, by simply placing the monitor next to a tank of water and
noticing the increase in reading. Floor drains, pipe entrances, sump pumps, vent
openings and more, all will become radioactive if Radon is entering through
and/or around them. The RM system allows you to notice the effectiveness of
remedial action.
Also real-time variations due to water flow, weather conditions, or other
variables are revealed on the graph and by way of the geiger click rate and
reading.