Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter
Abstract
A personnel electronic dosimeter includes a neutron-proton and neutron-alpha converter for providing an electrical signal having a magnitude proportional to the energy of a detected proton or alpha particle produced from the converter, a pulse generator circuit for generating a pulse having a duration controlled by the weighed effect of the amplitude of the electrical signal, an oscillator enabled by the pulse for generating a train of clock pulses for a time dependent upon the pulse length, a counter for counting the clock pulses, and an indicator for providing a direct reading and aural alarm when the count indicates that the wearer has been exposed to a selected level of neutron dose equivalent.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6459173
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83006851
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-018548; EDB-83-051575
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP03533
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DOSEMETERS; DESIGN; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY; PROTON RECOIL DETECTORS; DOSIMETRY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters
Citation Formats
Falk, R B, and Tyree, W H. Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Falk, R B, & Tyree, W H. Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter. United States.
Falk, R B, and Tyree, W H. Wed .
"Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter". United States.
@article{osti_6459173,
title = {Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter},
author = {Falk, R B and Tyree, W H},
abstractNote = {A personnel electronic dosimeter includes a neutron-proton and neutron-alpha converter for providing an electrical signal having a magnitude proportional to the energy of a detected proton or alpha particle produced from the converter, a pulse generator circuit for generating a pulse having a duration controlled by the weighed effect of the amplitude of the electrical signal, an oscillator enabled by the pulse for generating a train of clock pulses for a time dependent upon the pulse length, a counter for counting the clock pulses, and an indicator for providing a direct reading and aural alarm when the count indicates that the wearer has been exposed to a selected level of neutron dose equivalent.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {3}
}
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