Status of automated nuclear scanning systems

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5746461

Gold, R; Roberts, J H; Preston, C C; McNeece, J P; Ruddy, F H

Present day minicomputers and microprocessors enable a range of automation, from partial to total, of tasks once thought beyond approach. The status of three computer controlled systems for quantitative track measurements is reviewed. Two systems, the Hanford optical track scanner (HOTS) and an automated scanning electron microscope (ASEM) are used for scanning solid state track recorders (SSTR). The third systems, the emulsion scanning processor (ESP), is an interactive system used to measure the length of proton tracks in nuclear research emulsions (NRE). Current limitations of these systems for quantitative track scanning are presented. Experimental uncertainties attained with these computer controlled systems are described using results obtained from reactor neutron dosimetry.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 5746461
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-2847-FP; CONF-830969-5; ON: DE84001494
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440102* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Radiation Dosemeters
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AUTOMATION
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS
DIGITIZERS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROSCOPY
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY
NUCLEAR EMULSIONS
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL SCANNERS
PARTICLE TRACKS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SCANNING MEASURING PROJECTORS
SPECTROSCOPY