Using the transportable, computer-operated, multisphere neutron spectrometer system

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6705414

Thorngate, J H

Multisphere neutron spectrometers have found wide use for radiation dosimetry because they measure over a broad energy range with reasonable sensitivity. Although taking data with a multisphere system is relatively easy, deducing the neutron spectrum from the limited data obtained requires a computer. The advent of lap-top personal computers has made it possible to take an adequate computer into the field. We have combined such a portable computer with a compact set of electronics. Our system is reasonably transportable, in which the computer program guides the operator through the entire process of setting up the apparatus, taking the data, and deducing the neutron spectrum from the results. 6 refs., 45 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6705414
• Report Number(s): UCID-21547; ON: DE89003712
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440103* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990210 -- Supercomputers-- (1987-1989)
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROCOMPUTERS
NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
SPECTROMETERS