Radioactivity Counter

by Rolf-Dieter Klein


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4.49 usd



REAL Radioactivity counter based on a camera sensor, no extra hardware required

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Radioactivity CounterThis is a real working radioactivity counter. You only need a BLACK TAPE to cover the lenses !! Disclaimer: The type of radiation picked up by the camera can be dangerous/detrimental to the users health as well as cause damage to the device. Its NOT a JOKE! The App is using the camera sensor to detect radiation, like a geiger mueller counter, of course with a smaller area. We tested several mobile phones at the Helmholtz research facility in Munich, using a professional radiation device in the range of 2-10 µGy/h till 1-10 Gy/h (CS137 and CO60). The CMOS sensors can detect primary gamma radiation and some higher beta radiation (depends on the shieldings in the mobile phone). Typically not going into saturation as most GM tubes. See FAQ on our homepage for what you can measure and how.PLEASE SEND US FEEDBACK via EMAIL !! We add new devices in short intervals.Attention: the tape must shield the light completely. Please check with a light source !On our homepage you find several measurement result for different devices we tested so far. Some are excellent, some not that sensitive. Feel free to use our table to assign radiation values to our counter measurements when you have the same device. The real values might differ as sensors can change. There we need your help and the help of the manufactures for a future calibration service.You can use the contact button in the help menu to provide us with feedback and please use it.If you need any help, PLEASE send us an email. We have cannot answer the comment section below, so please ask us first on measurment problems. We help as fast as possible. Please contact us on any problems you have with this application! Look at our videos, more are comming soon. Attention: The counts per minute (CPM) for the background noise should be low (increase the noise setting if not). This is camera noise not radiation noise basically. If the radiation increases then also counts from the radiation adds to the CPM values (see our tables for the sensitivity). If you have a phone with 200 CPM for 100 uGy/h then the background noise produces for 100 nGy/h only 0.1 CPM. That means in 10 minutes ONE counts in 100 minute TEN counts adding to the CPM0 (noise of sensor). So you need a LONG time to measure for low radiation values on this device. Attention: AM241 (smoke detectors) only emit ALPHA rays, they get stuck in the plastic of the phones. H3 (tritium - watches etc) are beta emitters with 45 keV. They also get stuck quickly, mainly already in the watches. K40 (KCL for example contains 16 Bq/g) are beta emitters with small amount of gamma (due to positron collisions)- you need also a long integration time to measure them. Same for TH rods (2% Thorium) mainly alpha rays, then beta and some gamma. Very small diameter ! You need a large area to detect them (best GM with mica windows). The CMOS sensor of the camera only has 2mmx2mm.Good objects are TH lenses (up to 30% TH232), pitchblend (gamma of decay products) and CS137 for checking food which might be contaminated (if larger 1 uSv/h). Dont experiment with radiation sources !!!Features:* saving raw counter values in 3 different noise levels* saving temperature data* saving location (optional)* saving settings data* export by email (CSV) or file, CSV / HTML* export of mean values in Counts + standarddeviation* unit converter (Sievert, Gray, Rem...)We just released a comprehensive help on our homepage -- Important you NOISE value should be similar as in our tables, if it is too high check the tape to cover the lense - use multiple tapes if necessary and start calibration again !!! Please before writting a bad one star comment write us we will help you very quickly PLEASE !!!more videos on our homepage - instruction and help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJcOq5sLxPosome more:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsG6JsMAJ_Qrev 2.1 new datat privacy hint.rev 2.0new menu button, several internal function update. And currently test url for uploading data (will be provided to test users)rev 1.8new split modus, for better noise handling with low radiations. Help updates new design. Support for the new OS versions. Less permissions needed.rev 1.7* higher cover lense level for some phones required.

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The most brilliant and elegant app concept I've ever sceen

Eric Stackpole

Does not work. Tested on uranium glass and the numbers didn't change around a truly radioactive piece

Kamyn Morton

I will update once i rebuy this on one of my older phones. I appreciate the notificatopn saying it wouldnt work but an update should be in the works to resolve this.

Nichelle Kocourek

Giving it a 2 because yes it could be handy but don't bother try using it newer phones as you'll get incorrect data.

Soul Fish

Was an excellent app, but without updates, it does not work with newer phones, hope it changes soon.

Neji Niisan

This app is great it really works I've tested it against a Geiger Counter the readings were accurate love it!!!

Kathy Yellowarrior

Excellent app However I need to install 0n replacement phone

Scott Schoemann

Excelente. Lo usé cuando ingerí una dosis de I131 y sin más calibración que la automática y podía medir las zonas donde había más o menos radiación. Solo tapando la cámara con dos tiras de cinta de papel negro en la cámara trasera de un moto G6 plus.

David E

Seems to work.

cyberpunk satyr

Very good radioactivity detector. Good for detecting if there's any radiation around. I have tried it with real radiation sources and it showed up.

Mārtiņš Mickus