Data Acquisition of Gamma Radiation Measurement Using Long Range (LoRa) Radio Communication
Santiko Tri Sulaksono (a,b*), Zalfa Raihan Salsabila (c), Danang Supriyanto (d), Haryo Seno (e), Dani Muliawan (d), Gallant Tsany Abdillah (d), Satrio Aris Setiawan (d)

a) Department of Doctoral Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bandung Institute of Technology, Ganesha 10 Street, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
b) Research Center for Nuclear Reactor Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tamansari 71 Street, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
*sant012[at]brin.go.id
c) Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung, Soekarno-Hatta 752 Street, Bandung, 40614, Indonesia
d) National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tamansari 71 Street, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
e) Research Center for Nuclear Beam Analysis Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tamansari 71 Street, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia

Abstract

Measurement and monitoring of gamma radiation in nuclear installation areas or other areas are commonly carried out for research or radiation protection programs. Measurements in large areas require real-time data acquisition and long-distance data transmission using Long Range (LoRa) radio communication. This study aims to obtain the effectiveness of gamma radiation measurement data transmission using LoRa. Gamma radiation is measured using a Geiger Muller (GM) counter based on the ATMega 328 microcontroller and data transmission using the LoRa RF96 915MHz module. The distances, obstacles, and the length of data delivery time are the parameters observed in this study. The comparison between the GM counter measurement data, as a transmission module, and the data on the receiver module shows no significant differences. Therefore, it can be concluded that the gamma radiation measurement data acquisition system using LoRa functions effectively and can be implemented for radiation monitoring and long-distance measurements.

Keywords: gamma radiation monitoring, radiation protection, Long Range radio communication, LoRa

Topic: Radiation Physics