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Title | Response of sapphire thermocurrent dosimeters to fast neutrons |
Creator/Author | Pearson, D.W. ; Moran, P.R. |
Publication Date | 1975 Jan 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7221979 |
Report Number(s) | COO-1105-236 |
DOE Contract Number | EY-76-S-02-1105 |
Resource Type | Technical Report |
Research Org | Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA) |
Subject | 440102 -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Radiation Dosemeters; ;NEUTRON DOSIMETRY-- RITAC DOSEMETERS;RITAC DOSEMETERS-- SENSITIVITY; FAST NEUTRONS;METHACRYLATES;READOUT SYSTEMS;SAPPHIRE |
Related Subject | ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS;ALUMINIUM OXIDES;BARYONS;CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS;CHALCOGENIDES;CORUNDUM;DOSEMETERS;DOSIMETRY;ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;FERMIONS;HADRONS;MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;MINERALS;NEUTRONS;NUCLEONS;OXIDES;OXYGEN COMPOUNDS |
Description/Abstract | The response of sapphire (Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/) thermocurrent (TC) dosimeters to 14 MeV neutrons is about 10% of the response to cesium gamma rays on an equivalent tissue rad basis.^The addition of proton radiator covers of methyl methacrylate increases this response to about 15%.^The magnitude of the thermocurrent peak at 260/sup 0/ (peak 3) allows measurement of gamma ray exposures of 10 mR with a signal to noise ratio of about unity. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 22 |
Availability | Dep. NTIS, PC A02/MF A01. |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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