User guide

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Mirion Technologies (MGPI) Inc
5000 Highlands Parkway
Suite 150
Smyrna Georgia 30082
USA
T +1.770.432.2744
F +1.770.432.9179
Mirion Technologies (MGPI) SA
Lieu-dit Calès, route d’Eyguières
F-13113 Lamanon
France
T [phone]
F [phone]
Mirion Technologies (RADOS) Oy
P.O. Box 506
FIN-20101 Turku
Finland
T [phone]
F [phone]
Mirion Technologies (RADOS) GmbH
Ruhrstrasse 49
DE-22761 Hamburg
Germany
T [phone]
F [phone]
Mirion Technologies Shanghai Branch
Room 801, 78 Jiangchang
San Lu, Zhabei District
Shanghai 200436
China
T [phone]
F [phone]
www.mirion.com
151199EN-E
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
● Compliant with IEC 61526Ed. 3, ANSI 42.20(*)
(*) isotropy
241
Am and
137
Cs with ± 75° angle
● Measurement and display:
○ X and gamma energy range: 15 keV to 7 MeV
○ Energy response better than ± 20% (typically ± 10%)
from 16 keV to 7 MeV
● Accuracy Hp(10):
≤ ± 10%* (
137
Cs, ~ 24 mSv/h); ≤ ± 15%*, (
241
Am, ~ 23 mSv/h);
≤ ± 19%** X-ray 16keV
(*including ± 5% extended uncertainty k=2) ;
(** including ± 9% extended uncertainty k=2)
● Display units: mSv, μSv, or mrem
● Display dose: 1 μSv to 10 Sv (0.1 mrem to 1000 rem)
● Display rate: 10 μSv/h to 10 Sv/h (1 mrem/h to 1000 rem/h) or
1 μSv/h to 10 Sv/h (0.1 mrem/h to 1000 rem/h)
extended option.
● Measurement range: 1 μSv to 10 Sv (0.1 mrem to 1000 rem)
0.1 μSv/h to 20 Sv/h (0.01 mrem/h to 2000 rem/h),
○ Saturation indication above 10 Sv (1000 rem) or 10 Sv/h
(1000 rem/h)
● Dose Rate Linearity:
○ < ± 20% up to 10 Sv/h (1000 rem/h) (Co and X H30 20 keV)
○ < ± 20% up to 6 Sv/h (600 rem/h) (Pulsed X-rays
20 ms width, 1, 10 & 20 pps)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
● Standard AAA (LR03) 1.5 V Alkaline battery
● 9 calendar month battery life (typical, 8 h per day,
5 days per week in run mode, without excessive alarms)*
● 2500 h battery life in continuous run, without excessive alarm*
*0.2% of the time in alarm
MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
● Rugged, high impact polycarbonate-ABS case
● Dimensions: 86 x 56 x 21 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 0.8 in) without clip
● Weight with alkaline battery and clip: < 88 g (3.1 oz)
● Worn by a replaceable clips (2 different style back clips or one
a front-facing clip for DMC worn inside the pocket)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
● Temperature range: -10°C to 50°C (14°F to 122°F): deviation
in response less than ± 5%
● Relative humidity: < 90% at 42°C (108°F)
● Storage: -20°C to 71°C (-4°F to 160°F)
● Shock, vibration and drop resistant (1.5 meter on concrete)
● Waterproof IP67: 1m (39 in) during 1 hour
● EMC: complies and exceeds standards by a large
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compliant, certi cate number: 153720)
○ MIL STD 461F RS103 (pulsed electric  eld): exceeds 200 V/m
from 30 kHz to 5 GHz
○ MIL STD 461F RS101 (magnetic  eld 30 Hz - 100 kHz)
● Factory calibration approved under ISO/IEC 17025,
COFRAC accreditation Nber 2-1663
Histogram Features
○ Dose increments with a 1 μSv (0.1 mrem) resolution saved on
non volatile memory (EEPROM) in con gurable steps
(10 s, 60 s, 10 min, 1 hour, 24 hours)
○ Dose rate saved at each dose increment when using
enhanced communication protocol
○ Event log (alarms, faults, changes) saved during the selected
time periods
○ Stores data for several consecutive workers entries and exits
(more than 1000 steps)
● Display Features
○ Large LCD display with high quality white backlighting
○ 8 alpha-numeric digit display for full name display
(scrolling) and  x dose/rate display format
○ 3 top LEDs for Alarming (Red), gamma counting (Green)
and Hp(0.07) or Neutron counting (Blue)
○ 2 push buttons for an easy customized data and
parameters display
● Alarm Features and communication
○ Alarming speaker with level of 85 dB (A) typical
(> 90 dB (C) peak) at 30 cm (11.8 in), frequency < 4800 Hz
○ Vibrating alarm
○ High ef ciency red  ash LED on front
○ 3 Top LEDs and display indicators
○ Dose/rate alarms, adjustable over the display range
○ Dose/rate warnings, adjustable over the
display range and acknowledgeable
○ Remaining time before alarm and run time alarms
○ Hands-free communication, frequency: 125 kHz
○ Backward compatibility with existing readers
(LDM 2000, LDM 220/210)
○ Range of communication with LDM 220: 10 cm (3.9 in)
○ Enhanced protocol to support additional features with the
new readers (LDM 320D, LDM 320W, LDM 2000 (*))
* requires reader  rmware upgrade
DMC 3000
Active Dosimetry - Dosimeters