Radiometric Measurements of Super-latives
In the area of radiometric measurement technology the trend is heading towards lowest possible source activities. Berthold Technologies is pioneering these developments. With its state of the art Super-Sens, the company provides the worldwide most sensitive radiometric detector for measuring point level, continuous level and density, setting new standards in source limitations. Compared to common detectors, the source activity can be reduced by 70-95% when using the Super-Sens detector. As an example the density measurement on a dredging application can be taken, where a source activity of 185 GBq was required in the past to solve the measurement task. By switching to Super-Sens technique, the source size in this application was reduced to 5.5 GBq, which is equivalent to a factor of 34.
The Super-Sens is primarily used when vessels or pipelines with large diameter or high wall thicknesses have to be penetrated. Furthermore, the Super-Sens is the preferred solution when it comes to source exchanges, because already existing sources can be used considerably longer when a Super-Sens detector is installed. An up-coming source exchange can therefore be postponed by several years.
The unique, high sensitivity of the Super-Sens is not an exclusive result of the large scintillation volume (150x150mm), but is significantly determined by an extra shielding, which nearly covers the complete scintillator and protects it from interference of natural background radiation. The Super-Sens is available with separate evaluation unit, with HART or with fieldbus interfaces (Profibus PA, Fieldbus Foundation) and includes all common explosion protection classes.
Since its foundation 60 years ago, Berthold Technologies specializes in radiometric measurement technology. The measuring solutions are ideally adjusted to your application and source sizes are calculated individually. We will gladly find out, what specific benefits the Super-Sens could bring for your measuring task. Th
