2020-04-05

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Applied Science

Interesting applications of a strong polonium-210 alpha radiation source. The half life is only 140 days, so the Staticmaster brushes must be replaced every year or so.

Great technical article on ionization smoke detectors: https://circuitcellar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC2011110601.pdf

Staticmaster refill: https://www.amazon.com/Static-Master-4331991414-Static-Master-Refill/dp/B0000ALKDH/

Ionization chamber: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32838644316.html

Carl Willis' video on spark gap detectors. (check out his whole channel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8GlzUjYazs

Polonium poisoning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko

https://sci-hub.tw/10.1088/1361-6498/aa58a7

Mightyohm geiger counter: https://mightyohm.com/blog/products/geiger-counter/

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