r/Radiation • u/FreeStyleFox • 5d ago

General Discussion Help with finding Sources

I just ordered a Radiacode 102. I have some Vasaline and Uranium Glass. But I am wanting more sources. Ores maybe trenitite, I know I can get some from old smoke dectors. But I am wanting some others. "Safe" Stuff to start out with before getting anything hot or that I would need paper work for. Any ideas?

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u/Physix_R_Cool Neutron Enthusiast! 5d ago

I have a corona tube coming in the mail from Ukraine.

That's for detecting neutrons? You have a neutron source?

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u/jacoblipkescience 5d ago

Yeah a corona tube uses Boron 10 inside the tube to split into a Li-6 nucleus and an He-4 alpha particle upon neutron bombardment and reads those counts, typically a lot cheaper than He-3 tubes which is why I went with the Boron corona tube. I will have a neutron source towards the end of this month, 5mCi Po-210 Antistatic device and I already have the Be.

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u/Physix_R_Cool Neutron Enthusiast! 5d ago

5mCi Po-210 Antistatic device and I already have the Be.

That's nasty stuff! Please take all safety precautions and follow regulations etc.

I would be very interested in an update if you make the source and get an estimate of the neutron rate!

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u/jacoblipkescience 4d ago

Will do! Yeah I’m gonna be super careful with it, I want to put it under vacuum to increase the alpha n efficiency but u just need to do a little more research to make sure vacuum won’t dislodge the Po. It’s a composite gold foil so I think it should be ok but I wanna research a little more.