Activation-foil irradiation with californium fission sources. Special pub

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

OSTI ID:6841710

Lamaze, G P; Grundl, J A

This document describes the NBS calibration service 44080C (formerly 8.10), which operates in the following way: (i) dosimetry sensors (metal foils, nuclear track detectors, wires, crystals, etc., supplied by the customer or by NBS) are irradiated to a certified neutron fluence in a /sup 252/Cf spontaneous fission neutron field (for short lived reaction products, the samples are irradiated to near saturation and the fluence rate specified), and (ii) the irradiated dosimetry sensors are shipped to the customer, followed by a test report stating the fluences or fluence rates and associated uncertainties. The scope and philosophy of the service, the neutron-field characteristics, irradiation procedures, and the uncertainties in the reported neutron fluences or fluence rates are discussed. Typical maximum fluences are of the order of 1 x 10/sup 13/ neutrons/sq cm and maximum fluence rates of 10 million neutrons/cm/sub 2/ sec, with combined (1 sigma) uncertainties of + or - 1.2%.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Center for Radiation Research
• OSTI ID: 6841710
• Report Number(s): PB-88-217443/XAB; NBS/SP-250/13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTIVATION DETECTORS
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BARYONS
CALIBRATION
CALIFORNIUM 252
CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES
DOSIMETRY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
FISSION FOIL DETECTORS
FISSION NEUTRONS
FISSION SPECTRA
HADRONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEUTRON DETECTORS
NEUTRON FLUENCE
NEUTRONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTRA
US DOC
US NBS
US ORGANIZATIONS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES