Wide-range radiation dose monitor
Abstract
A radiation dose-rate monitor is provided which operates in a conventional linear mode for radiation in the 0 to 0.5 R/h range and utilizes a nonlinear mode of operation for sensing radiation from 0.5 R/h to over 500 R/h. The nonlinear mode is achieved by a feedback circuit which adjusts the high voltage bias of the proportional counter, and hence its gas gain, in accordance with the amount of radiation being monitored. This allows compression of readout onto a single scale over the range of 0 to greater than 500 R/h without scale switching operations.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5712042
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85011596
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DOSE RATEMETERS; DESIGN; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; FEEDBACK; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters
Citation Formats
Kopp, M K. Wide-range radiation dose monitor. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Kopp, M K. Wide-range radiation dose monitor. United States.
Kopp, M K. Thu .
"Wide-range radiation dose monitor". United States.
@article{osti_5712042,
title = {Wide-range radiation dose monitor},
author = {Kopp, M K},
abstractNote = {A radiation dose-rate monitor is provided which operates in a conventional linear mode for radiation in the 0 to 0.5 R/h range and utilizes a nonlinear mode of operation for sensing radiation from 0.5 R/h to over 500 R/h. The nonlinear mode is achieved by a feedback circuit which adjusts the high voltage bias of the proportional counter, and hence its gas gain, in accordance with the amount of radiation being monitored. This allows compression of readout onto a single scale over the range of 0 to greater than 500 R/h without scale switching operations.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
}
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