Geiger Counters, etc. (LIST)

What follows started with my 4/16/2011 blogpost about this, and has been (and continues to be) expanded with additional sources + images (screenshots)

— March 2013 note: this list has not been updated since 2011.  I’m leaving it as-is for now.  Could still be useful too.  You decide. —

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>>>   GEIGER COUNTERS, SOIL & FOOD TESTING <<

Build your own monitoring station.

This a comprehensive overview of some of the best places (I think) where you can buy Geiger Counters, dosimeters and related radiation monitoring products.  This list is in no particular order.   Unlike most lists, even those staging to be merely “reviewing” (and putting their own product at the top), I’m not affiliated with any of the products; I bet this is one of the better INDEPENDENT lists for radiation measuring equipment sources:

• International Medcom, http://www.medcom.com/, offers professional Geiger Counters, Surface Contamination Meters, and products for a complete setup of a reliable online radiation monitoring station.

• Edmund Scientific, http://www.scientificsonline.com, offers these 3 Geiger Counters, as well as radiation shielding for the professional model: http://www.scientificsonline.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=geiger+counters 

• SE International, http://seintl.com/, offers an impressive wide array of top of the line radiation measuring and analysis products.  Bummer you have to contact them for pricings, though.  Check “URSA II – Universal Radiation Spectrum Analyzer” (http://www.seintl.com/products/ursa_II.html) as an example of products for professional labs.

 

• Gamma Scout, http://www.gammascout.com/, has been mentioned in reviews as one of the best in its price category (See http://www.best-geiger-counter.com/ for review example).

• CANBERRA, an AREVA Company, is “the worldwide leader in nuclear measurements”: http://www.canberra.com/products/
  

One of the many products offered: 

http://www.canberra.com/products/559.asp

• Professional Equipment, http://www.professionalequipment.com/ offers these: http://www.professionalequipment.com/radiation-testers/?cid=PEGLENV&CMP=KNC-Google&gclid=CImD9ZLjoagCFQkMbAodhkbcGQ (and more).

• M.C. TECH (in The Netherlands, between Antwerpen & Amsterdam), http://www.mctec.nl/personendosimeters.htm has a nice selection too.

• Gamma Watch in Japan, http://www.gammawatch.com/, combines a watch with a basic Geiger Counter:  http://www.gammawatch.com/DataSheet.htm  Funny their displayed image showed a reading of 4.86 µSv/h (microSievert per hour, see my Radiation Units page for help with that), which is more than 10 time normal background radiation for Tokyo.

• –> ThermoFisher Scientific, http://www.thermoscientific.com (Corporate site:http://www.thermofisher.com/global/en/home.asp)  is the place to be for Radiation Detection instruments and systems used by the nuclear industry, DOE National Laboratories, national and international safeguards organizations, defense and law enforcement agencies.   (btw, they’re also present in Aalst, Belgium).

• ATOMEX, http://www.atomtex.com/ in Russia, has a wide offering as well.

• Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/, has several Geiger Counters and assecories for sale.  Search ‘m.

• eBay, http://shop.ebay.com, has an enormous selection from al over the world, including various wrist-watch Geiger Counters, dosimeters, etc.  Access http://shop.ebay.com and search ‘m for latest.

• Sparkfun Electronics, http://www.sparkfun.com/ : If you’re into electronics, you might want to check out my  post Build Your Own Radiation Monitoring Drones (April 13, 2011), which includes the Mini Geiger Counter electronic component: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9848.

• Reynolds Electronics, http://www.rentron.com, also has a Geiger Counter electronics component (also see  my  post Build Your Own Radiation Monitoring Drones (April 13, 2011)):  http://www.rentron.com/geiger.htm.

• Build your own:  http://www.imagesco.com/articles/geiger/01.html
  

• Black Cat Systems - Detector For Windows and Macintosh:  http://www.blackcatsystems.com/GM/geiger_counter.html from the same great folks that set up one of the main grassroots radiation networks (see my USA page) offers a wide range of geiger counter based nuclear radiation detectors.   The GM-10 and GM-45 are sensitive and affordable ionizing radiation detectors, with prices starting at $199 for the GM-10 and $349 for the GM-45:

• … [more to come - leave a comment if you know a good source]

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