Sensing device with drive sense circuit and particle sensor and methods for use therewith

A method for use in a sensing device, the method comprising:

• providing at least one particle sensor that responds to sensed subatomic particles;
• providing at least one drive-sense circuit coupled to the particle sensor;
• generating, a sensed signal via the at least one drive-sense circuit, wherein the at least one drive-sense circuit includes:
• a first conversion circuit configured to convert a receive signal component of a sensor signal corresponding to the at least one particle sensor into the sensed signal, wherein the sensed signal indicates a change in an electrical characteristic associated with the at least one particle sensor;
• and
• a second conversion circuit configured to generate, based on the sensed signal, a drive signal component of the sensor signal corresponding to the at least one particle sensor, wherein the drive signal component includes a power signal and the receive signal component indicates an effect of the at least one particle sensor on the power signal.