RADIATION DOSIMETER
Abstract
An improvement was made in the determination of amounts of ionizing radiation, particularly low-energy beta particles of less than 1000 rad total dose by means of fluid-phase dosimeter employing a stabilized-- sensitized ferrous-ferric colorimetric system in a sulphuric acid medium. The improvement in the dosimeter consists of adding to the ferrous-ferric system in concentrations of 10/sub -2/ to 10/sup -4/M an organic compound having one or more carboxylic or equivalent groups, such compounds being capable of chelating or complexing the iron ions in the solution. Suitable sensitizing and stabilizing agents are benzoic, phthalic, salicylic, malonic, lactic, maleic, oxalic, citric, succinic, phenolic tartaric, acetic, and adipic acid, as well as other compounds which are added to the solution alone or in certain combinations. As in conventional fluid-phase dosimeters, the absorbed dosage is correlated with a corresponding change in optical density at particular wavelengths of the solution.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4170503
- Patent Number(s):
- 2936372
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-14-021764
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-021764
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; BENZOIC ACID; BETA PARTICLES; CHELATES; CITRIC ACID; COLOR; DOSEMETERS; IRON; IRON COMPLEXES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXALIC ACID; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACID; RADIATION DOSES; SALICYLIC ACID; SENSITIVITY; STABILITY; SUCCINIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID
Citation Formats
Balkwell, W.R. Jr., and Adams, G.D. Jr. RADIATION DOSIMETER. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Balkwell, W.R. Jr., & Adams, G.D. Jr. RADIATION DOSIMETER. United States.
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"RADIATION DOSIMETER". United States.
@article{osti_4170503,
title = {RADIATION DOSIMETER},
author = {Balkwell, W.R. Jr. and Adams, G.D. Jr.},
abstractNote = {An improvement was made in the determination of amounts of ionizing radiation, particularly low-energy beta particles of less than 1000 rad total dose by means of fluid-phase dosimeter employing a stabilized-- sensitized ferrous-ferric colorimetric system in a sulphuric acid medium. The improvement in the dosimeter consists of adding to the ferrous-ferric system in concentrations of 10/sub -2/ to 10/sup -4/M an organic compound having one or more carboxylic or equivalent groups, such compounds being capable of chelating or complexing the iron ions in the solution. Suitable sensitizing and stabilizing agents are benzoic, phthalic, salicylic, malonic, lactic, maleic, oxalic, citric, succinic, phenolic tartaric, acetic, and adipic acid, as well as other compounds which are added to the solution alone or in certain combinations. As in conventional fluid-phase dosimeters, the absorbed dosage is correlated with a corresponding change in optical density at particular wavelengths of the solution.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {5}
}