Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.076A—F
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Detector, Beryllium
Title:
Beryllium Detector
Year Range from:
1970
Year Range to:
1980
Description:
Beryllim Detector or Berylometer
A — Impulse Counter — Blue painted metal box with an identification plate and two dials on the top. Printed in black ink on the identification plate at proper right is the type number: "1200 I.C." and the Serial Number: "112." The counter is set at center top and is set to "0000".
B — Discriminator — Blue painted metal cylinder with an identification and instrument plate on top. On the top plate is written "Berylometer." It is a type number 1200—P. Its serial number is: 112. On the bottom half of the identification plate there are three instruments. There is a receptacle for an output cable, a "Discriminator" dial and an Off/On switch.
C — Case — Brown metal case, painted red on the inside. On the outside of the case there are numerous transportation related stickers on all sides.
D — Wire — Gray colored wire with two male ends. The plastic covering for the ends is red.
E — Berylometer Tag — Manila tag attached to the proper left latch of the case by a piece of cotton string. Tag is written on: "Berylometer, SN 112, P/N 80039"
F — US Nuclear Tag — Yellow paper tag that says " U.S. Nuclear Corporation, PO Box 208 801 N. Lake Street, Burbank, California"
A — Impulse Counter — Blue painted metal box with an identification plate and two dials on the top. Printed in black ink on the identification plate at proper right is the type number: "1200 I.C." and the Serial Number: "112." The counter is set at center top and is set to "0000".
B — Discriminator — Blue painted metal cylinder with an identification and instrument plate on top. On the top plate is written "Berylometer." It is a type number 1200—P. Its serial number is: 112. On the bottom half of the identification plate there are three instruments. There is a receptacle for an output cable, a "Discriminator" dial and an Off/On switch.
C — Case — Brown metal case, painted red on the inside. On the outside of the case there are numerous transportation related stickers on all sides.
D — Wire — Gray colored wire with two male ends. The plastic covering for the ends is red.
E — Berylometer Tag — Manila tag attached to the proper left latch of the case by a piece of cotton string. Tag is written on: "Berylometer, SN 112, P/N 80039"
F — US Nuclear Tag — Yellow paper tag that says " U.S. Nuclear Corporation, PO Box 208 801 N. Lake Street, Burbank, California"
Notes:
Used by geologists in the field to detect for beryllium. It is a portable instrument that uses the principle of gamma—ray activation to detect and analyze for the presence of beryllium in the field.
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Berylometer
Berylometer Case
2007.22.076E Berylometer Tag
2007.22.076F US Nuclear Tag
Berylometer
Berylometer Case
2007.22.076E Berylometer Tag
2007.22.076F US Nuclear Tag