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Analyzing data gathered from Raspberry Pi-basedCosmic Radiation
Detection SystemAaron Woychek
MotivationAnalyze Sensor Performance
Effects in Presence of Radiation Source
Changes due to Varying Proximity of Radiation Source
Effectiveness of tracking Radiation Source
SensoR Components
chipGeiger CounterBattery Supply
WirelessTransmitter
PowerButton
Raspberry Pi System
Wireless ReceiverHDMI for MonitorUSB forKeyboard
MicroUSB from power supply
Raspberry Pi SystemUsed Raspbian OSWrote programs
inPythonCreating a time logC+Programming sensorsSQLCreating
databasesInexpensive ~$20-$40Good for mass productionEasy to
programUser friendlyHas Common peripheralsHDMIUSBEthernet port
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Run #2Testing Proximity Sensitivity
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Run #2Testing Proximity Sensitivity
Run #2Testing Proximity Sensitivity
Run #2Testing Proximity Sensitivity
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Run #3Radiation Source Tracking
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ApplicationsRadiation Detection andLocation TrackingUseful for
Homeland SecurityTracking Nuclear WeaponsScanning CargoDetects
Radioactive CargoUsed to image inside of containers forpotentially
harmful objects
Analyzing data gathered from Raspberry Pi-basedCosmic Radiation
Detection SystemAaron Woychek
