IEEE/ANSI N42.48 2018:2019 Edition
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American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| IEEE | 2019 | 39 |
New IEEE Standard – Active. Design and performance requirements, along with testing methods, for evaluating radiation detection instruments that are pocket-sized and worn on the body for the purpose of rapid detection and identification of radioactive materials are described in this standard. (The PDF of this standards is available at no cost to you compliments of the Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/browse/standards/get-program/page)
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | ANSI N42.48-2018 Front cover |
| 2 | Title page |
| 4 | American National Standard |
| 5 | Important Notices and Disclaimers Concerning IEEE Standards Documents |
| 8 | Participants |
| 9 | Introduction |
| 10 | Contents |
| 12 | 1. Overview 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Special word usage |
| 13 | 2. Normative references |
| 14 | 3. Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations 3.1 Definitions |
| 16 | 3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations |
| 17 | 4. General considerations 4.1 Standard test conditions 4.2 Units and uncertainties 4.3 Dynamic testing |
| 18 | 5. General requirements 5.1 Controls 5.2 Documentation |
| 19 | 5.3 Displays |
| 20 | 5.4 Effective range of measurement or indication 5.5 Audible alarms |
| 21 | 5.6 Vibration alarm 5.7 Size |
| 22 | 5.8 Mass 5.9 Reference point marking 5.10 Batteries and battery lifetime |
| 23 | 5.11 User interface 5.12 Data format and communication interface |
| 24 | 5.13 Spectral identification |
| 25 | 6. Radiological tests 6.1 General 6.2 Personal radiation detector functions |
| 26 | 6.3 Detection of gradually increasing radiation levels |
| 27 | 6.4 Accuracy 6.5 Personal radiation alarm 6.6 Over-range response 6.7 Interfering ionizing radiation |
| 28 | 6.8 Radionuclide identification |
| 30 | 7. Environmental performance requirements 7.1 General test practices 7.2 Functionality tests |
| 31 | 7.3 Temperature |
| 32 | 7.4 Temperature shock 7.5 Relative humidity |
| 33 | 7.6 Moisture and dust protection |
| 34 | 8. Electromagnetic performance requirements 8.1 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 8.2 Radio frequency |
| 35 | 8.3 Magnetic fields 8.4 Radiated emissions |
| 36 | 9. Mechanical performance requirements 9.1 General 9.2 Vibration 9.3 Drop test |
| 37 | 9.4 Impact (microphonics) |
| 38 | Annex A (informative) Bibliography |
| 39 | Back cover |
