Production and measurement of flash x-ray dose rates in excess of 10 sup 13 rad (CaF sub 2 )/s

Conference · Sat Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.124093· OSTI ID:5832466

Sanford, T W.L.; Halbleib, J A; Beutler, D E; McAtee, W H; Mock, R C; Knott, D P ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In this paper the radiation field from an intense reusable source of flash x-rays that delivers a measured peak dose and dose rate of 370 {plus minus}60 krad (CaF{sub 2}) and (3.5 {plus minus}0.7) {times} 10{sup 13} rad (CaF{sub 2})/s over a useful area of 80 cm{sup 2} is characterized. CaF{sub 2}:Mn TLDs (thermoluminescent dosimeters), which are used to measure the dose field, are shown to be dose-rate independent within {plus minus}15% up to this level. Energy deposition in the CaF{sub 2} TLD chip was analyzed according to the origin of the electrons responsible for that deposition with a new computational tool.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5832466
• Report Number(s): CONF-910751--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 38:6; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM FLUORIDES
CALCIUM HALIDES
DOSE RATES
DOSEMETERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ENERGY ABSORPTION
EQUIPMENT
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINESCENCE
MANGANESE ADDITIONS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
PRODUCTION
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
THERMOLUMINESCENCE
X RADIATION
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-RAY SOURCES