A a continuous monitoring

of Radon in air

RAMONA - Radon Monitoring

and Acquisition System for
continuous monitoring of
Radon level - is a new product
PROMETE plans to launch on
the market.

This highly innovative device

can perform a continuous
monitoring of Radon in air
by alpha spectrometry,
therefore being devoted to
the monitoring of radioactive
emission by means of a unique
technique which allows the
separation of the two major
Radon isotopes - 222Rn and
220Rn (Thoron).

This technique allows, if the

Radon analyzed comes from
the soil, to separate the “local”
contribution, which generally
constitutes a background due
only to the near features of the
measurement site, from the
“remote” one to which people is
usually most concerned.
RAMONA’s measuring technique
to detect Radon and its decay
products in air is based on the
detection of alpha particles’
emissions from radioactive
decay.
The device incorporates an
electrostatic detection chamber
with a volume of 315 cc and
a semicircular shape subject
to an electric field of 1200 V.
The chamber is darkened to
avoid light interference and is
watertight at the inlet/outlet
doors. The inlet section is fitted
with adequate filters to prevent
light from entering.
A micro bowler with a flow
sensor based on the measure of
the Venturi effect and a closed
loop air flow control is provided
at the outlet section. This allows
to carefully determine the total
air volume under investigation.
Polonium ions (Radon decay
products) are conveyed to
an alpha-sensitive solid state
device. Produced impulses
are suitably amplified by a
resonant filter to maximize the
signal-to-noise ratio and then
converted via a data acquisition
system based on a low power
consumption microcontroller,
The system designs the
spectrum, an histogram
representing the energy
distribution of all the detected 1 How
events. Data are stored in a local
archive at the microcontroller
level. Synthesized value is also
Radon concentration,
flowing through a measuring
chamber with a carrier gas,
Ramona
displayed on an alphanumeric
display.
The acquisition system is directly
or emanating from a porous
material, is measured by
detection of alpha particles
works
linked to the microprocessor emitted from its descendants.
unit that is also equipped About an half of particles
emitted by this isotope is
with a database SW and a
detected. After the other
management and control SW decays in the chain, also the
that can perform real-time data 214Po -α s are emitted on the
outlook and collected spectra detector surface.
post-processing or exporting
functions.
This unit integrates advanced
Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity, air silycon
too: RAMONA exposes a Wi-Fi photodiode micro
access point to which you can blower
connect to view the collected
spectra, as well to configure the
device’s operating mode. air inlet
holes outlet hole
Since the SW is web-based, it
is absolutely compatible with tube
smart phones and PCs. It is also
possible to interact with the
instrument via the Ethernet by
connecting to the local network.
The system integrates a high
capacity lithium battery. Battery

that is activated only when the
resonant filter detects an alpha
event, to optimize the energy
consumption.
The acquisition system has
a double twisted 12-bit AD
converter and a sampling rate at
3MS/s.
Data are buffered by DMA, and
processed to identify pileup,
cosmic rays and other spurious
events (beta/gamma/radio
noise).
Data is readily integrated to
calculate the energy, since
the integration increases
the instrument’s resolution
by significantly reducing the
uncertainty due to the peak
sampling.
life depends on the operating
mode and the ambient radiance
level (5 days in natural radiation
without forced ventilation, > 12
hours with forced ventilation
and 10 times radioactive higher
conditions).
Measurements can be carried
out by diffusion or by forced
suction from the soil using a
dedicated small tube. Depending
on the front door positions, the
air intake from the outside to
the detection chamber can be
performed in different ways
2
ion
trajectory
A high voltage gradient in the
cell walls, which are to 3kV
respect to a silicon detector
mounted at the centre of
the chamber, produces the
transport of the ionized fraction
of 218Po atoms. Most of ions
have to decay on the sensor.
Ion mobility depends on air
pressure P and temperature
recombination probability
depends on air humidity U and
temperature T. alpha particle
222 positive ion
218 Rn atom
Technical sheet
RADON SAMPLING:
Diffusion chamber
How to order
MEASUREMENT METHOD You can order your Ramona directly on line
Alpha Particles Spectrometry at www.ramona.eu or by e-mail at
info@ramona.eu
DETECTOR/SENSOR TYPE
Large active area Si PIN photodiode Payment
You can pay online via paypal with most
SENSITIVITY of credit cards or you can pay by banck
5.2 ∙ 10-4 CPM / (Bq/m3) transfer.
Ask further details at
OPERATION FLOW info@ramona.eu
Free flow, induction flow, pipe inlet, closed
Shipping
chamber We can ship Ramona worldwide. Ask for a
specific quotation at
SAMPLING FLOW RATE info@ramona.eu
0.5 l / min
www.ramona.eu 
MEASUREMENT CYCLE TIME nfo@ramona.eu
since 20 minutes
Patent WO2010004366 A1 “Method and
CALIBRATION apparatus for the detection of the remote
Factory calibrated origin fraction of radon present in a
Environmental Sensors measuring site”
Relative Humidity
Temperature Patent US 8712700 B2 “Method and
Barometric Pressure apparatus for the detection of the remote
origin fraction of radon present in a
DATA STORAGE measuring site”
Non-volatile memory, Italian Design Model Nr. 0000103543 “Device
Micro SD Class 4 MicroSDHC for radon detection”
POWER SUPPLY
Mains power supply: 5 V, 5 Watt
Battery: 3 Cell (7.8 Ah)
INTERFACE Ramona is a product of
Ethernet, Wi-Fi
CONTROLS
Single switch, measurement/
Promete srl 
stand-by Display
Piazzale Tecchio 45 · 80125 Napoli
DIMENSIONS tel +39 081 056850/51
164 x 161 x 173 mm promete@promete.it
WEIGHT
1,660 g ca. (with battery)
Realized under the project
NEST that has received
HOUSING funding from the Regione
ABS plastic Campania POR CAMPANIA
FESR 2014-2020 ASSE III,
OBIETTIVO SPECIFICO
3.4. AZIONE 3.4.2. Avviso
Additional information pubblico per la concessione
di contributi finalizzati al
finanziamento di programmi
PACKAGE CONTENTS di internazionalizzazione delle
Radon detector Micro e PMI campane.
Ramona Manual