Posted: 8/1/2017 5:47:10 PM EDT
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Okay, this is kind of awesome. They put a 1/4" lead plate over the camera to protect it, then put it on the conveyor after some calcite samples, and cranked the machine to 100% so you can see the ionization from the electron beam.
Btw, we're talking hundreds to thousands of times over a lethal radiation dose from this thing. They are used to help phase transition polymers and to sterilize medical stuff, among other things. The static is random electrons hitting the image sensor, kinda like how you see it in video from the guys inspecting Chernobyl.  GoPro Ride Through an Electron Beam Irradiator at Full Beam Power (GOPR0016trim) |
 Randy’s Got Balls | South Park |
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Not sure on the 'how' part, but usually safe to handle when it comes out of the machine. Fairly common in food packaging all over the world. |
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True but take that target out after some use and it'll be in quarantine for awhile especially if they are running it on e-beam instead of Gamma/X-ray. Quoted:
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Not sure on the 'how' part, but usually safe to handle when it comes out of the machine. Fairly common in food packaging all over the world. 
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Why? Very few isotopes become spontaneous neutron emitters after exposure to electrons. |
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That lab should be Wonka themed.
Sign over the door: Come with me And you'll be In a world of pure irradiation... The scary boat scene is played as the carts get nuked: Not a speck of light is showing So the danger must be growing Are the fires of Hell a-glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? Yes, the danger must be growing For the rowers keep on rowing And they’re certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing! |