SARA – SPECTROSCOPIC GAMMA DETECTOR

This self-contained spectroscopic in-situ gamma detector is designed to measure and analyze online and continuously the gamma spectra
under environmental conditions. SARA is able to detect even minor changes of the composition of the nuclear spectra in the environment.
This improves significantly the recognition of artificial isotopes, which is very important for the radiation early warning system, for
example. It does not only support the fast detection of artificial radiation but it can also identify the nuclear isotopes. It is designed for
outdoor use even in harsh environments and for continuous operation without any maintenance. Hermetically sealed detector unit
guarantees optimal protection for the detector and the electronics against environmental conditions. The NaI(Tl), CeBr3 or LaBr3(Ce)-based
scintillation detector together with the MCA (multi-channel analyzer) provide high energy resolution under ambient temperature operation
conditions. The integrated embedded Linux-PC enables online isotope identification and versatile data exchange through several
interfaces. The standardized ANSI N42.42 protocol enables the use of many spectra evaluation software programs. An integrated web
server facilitates data access using a web browser. SARA measures the total and nuclide specific gamma dose rate in units of the ambient
dose equivalent rate H*(10). For an extended gamma dose rate range an additional Geiger-Müller-detector (GM) or a high dose rate
spectrometer can be integrated as option.

FEATURES

 Fast detection of very low artificial radiation

 Online spectrum analysis
 In-situ isotope identification
 Standardized data protocol ANSI N42.42-2012 (XML-based)
 Embedded PC with LINUX provides ultimate flexibility
 Operation under harsh environmental conditions
 Absolute unattended operation
 Easy to maintain - neither consumables nor wear parts
 Rugged design (IP 68)
 Easy and quick set up
 Detector verification supported automatically with
optional test set
 Optimized glass fiber housing for low gamma energy
 Support LTE cellular network
 Integrated LTE und GPS antenna
 Optional radio communication

FUNCTIONS

 Nonvolatile memory for 3 years of data or more

 Three user configurable aggregation intervals ORDERING INFORMATION
 Dose rate evaluation for each aggregation interval SARA can be selected as follows (examples):
 Nuclide specific dose rate evaluation RADIO LTE GPS RD
 Nuclide identification SARA-1xx-L4R-GR X X X X
 Extended dose rate range with additional GM detector or SARA-1xx-L4 X
high dose rate spectrometer* as option SARA-1xx-L4-G X X
 Freely configurable nuclide library SARA-1xx-L4-R X X
 Isotope based alarm management
SARA-1xx-L4-GR X X X
 Integrated detector accuracy test
SARA-1xx-L-GR X X
 Precipitation detection (with optional rain sensor) (RD)
SARA-1xx-L-R X
 Data access and parameter setting with web browser
SARA-1xx-L
 Characteristic limits of peak/nuclide analysis according
SARA-1xx-Lx-xT comes with additional GM detector.
ISO11929
 Integrated WiFi for wireless service SARA-1xx-Lx-xH with an additional high dose rate spectrometer.

*patent DE 10 2016 117 356

 Unit SARA-121 SARA-122 SARA-123 SARA-101 SARA-103 SARA-111 SARA-112 SARA-110
Spectroscopic detector
Material CeBr3 CeBr3 CeBr3 NaI(Tl) NaI(Tl) LaBr3(Ce) LaBr3(Ce) LaBr3(Ce)
Size Inch 1.5x1.5 2.0x2.0 1.0x1.0 1.5x1.5 3.0x3.0 1.5x1.5 2.0x2.0 1.0x1.0
Dose rate range 1 µSv/h 0.001…1000 0.001…600 0.001…2000 0.001...400 0.001…100 0.001…1000 0.001…600 0.001…2000
Accuracy % +/-10 +/-10 +/-10 +/-10 +/-10 +/-10 +/-10 +/-10
FWHM typ. 4.0 % typ. 4.0 % typ. 4.0 % typ. 6.5 % typ. 6.6 % typ. 2.8 % typ. 3.5 % typ. 3.5 %
Energy resolution 1
(guaranteed) (<4.5 %) (<4.5 %) (<4.5 %) (<7.8 %) (<7.8 %) (<3.3 %) (<3.9 %) (<3.9 %)
Energy range keV 30...3000
Total efficiency1 cpm / µSv/h 62500 119000 20400 61200 270000 62500 112000 20400
Photopeak
cpm / µSv/h 11300 31000 3200 9900 70600 11300 29200 3200
efficiency1
Intrinsic background nSv/h <5 <10 <5 <5 <5 100 130 100
MCA
Number of channels 8192 (2048 used)
ADC Bit 14
Clock speed MSPS 40
Peaking time µs 0.1
Filtering Digital
Option additional integrated Geiger Mueller tube (GM) model SARA-500-T or SARA-500-X
SARA-500-T SARA-500-X
Range mSv/h 0.04...1000 0.2…10000
Accuracy % +/-15 +15/-15
Sensitivity cpm / µSv/h 7.5 1.03
Intrinsic background nSv/h <270 --
Energy range keV 50..1250 70 .. 1300
Option additional integrated high dose rate spectrometer model SARA-500-H (patent DE 10 2016 117 356)
Detector CeBr3
Range mSv/h 0.05...100
Accuracy % +/-15%
Energy resolution 1 FWHM Typ. 7%
Energy range keV 30 keV...3.0 MeV
Total efficiency 1 cpm / µSv/h 1650
Photopeak
cpm / µSv/h 125
efficiency1
Environmental specification
Operation °C -40…+60
temperature °F -40…+140
°C -30…+60
LTE transmission
°F -22…+140
Protection class IP68
Humidity % 0…100
Electrical specification
Power W 2.2 (average)
Supply voltage V 7…30
EN55022:2006+A1:2007+A2:2010 Class B
EMC-proofed
EN55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003
Size and weight specification
Diameter mm (in) 94/134 (3.70/5.28)
Height mm (in) 502 (19.76)
Weight kg (lb) 1.95 (4.30) 2.26 (4.97) 3.90 (8.59) 1.89 (4.17) 3.40 (7.5) 1.95 (4.30) 2.25 (4.96) 1.80 (3.96)
Ethernet 100 Mbit/s
RS232 (Service)
Communication
WiFi (for wireless service)
interfaces
Optional: LTE (SARA-400-4)
Optional: RADIO (868 MHz, up to 40 km distance 2) (SARA-400-R)
Protocols HTTP, FTP, MODBUS, OpenVPN, SSH
GPS (SARA-500-G)
Optional extensions
RD: Rain detector (SARA-500-R)
Optional Accessory Test Set (SARA-800-0100)
1 Cs-137 2Depend on local condition and setup

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