Smartphone and Tablet-Based Sensing of Environmental Radioactivity: Mobile Low-Cost Measurements for Monitoring, Citizen Science, and Educational Purposes

Smartphone and Tablet-Based Sensing of Environmental Radioactivity: Mobile Low-Cost Measurements for Monitoring, Citizen Science, and Educational Purposes

Sensors for environmental radioactivity based on two novel setups using photodiodes, on the one hand, and an advanced tablet-based hybrid pixel detector, on the other hand, are presented. Measurements of four kinds of terrestrial and every-day radiation sources are carried out: Airborne radon, a min...

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Main Authors: Oliver Keller, Mathieu Benoit, Andreas Müller, Sascha Schmeling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
natural radioactivity
radon
terrestrial radiation
silicon sensor
hybrid pixel detector
formal and informal learning
citizen science
learning tool
open educational resource
low-cost
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/19/4264

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