Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a battery operated neutron spectrometer/dosimeter utilizing a microprocessor, a built-in tissue equivalent LET neutron detector, and a 128-channel pulse height analyzer with integral liquid crystal display. The apparatus calculates doses and dose rates from neutrons incident on the detector and displays a spectrum of rad or rem as a function of keV per micron of equivalent tissue and also calculates and displays accumulated dose in millirads and millirem as well as neutron dose rates in millirads per hour and millirem per hour.
- Inventors:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5380124
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84005962
- Assignee:
- ERA-09-012669; EDB-84-037768
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; DATA ANALYSIS; TISSUE-EQUIVALENT DETECTORS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; COMPUTER CODES; LET; MICROPROCESSORS; PULSE ANALYZERS; COMPUTERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters; 440103 - Radiation Instrumentation- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation
Citation Formats
Waechter, D A, Erkkila, B H, and Vasilik, D G. Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter. United States: N. p.,
Web.
Waechter, D A, Erkkila, B H, & Vasilik, D G. Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter. United States.
Waechter, D A, Erkkila, B H, and Vasilik, D G. .
"Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter". United States.
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