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:
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- Lafayette, CO
- Boulder, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865288
- Patent Number(s):
- 4489315
- Application Number:
- 06/354,419
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP03533
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- personnel; electronic; neutron; dosimeter; neutron-proton; neutron-alpha; converter; providing; electrical; signal; magnitude; proportional; energy; detected; proton; alpha; particle; produced; pulse; generator; circuit; generating; duration; controlled; weighed; effect; amplitude; oscillator; enabled; train; clock; pulses; time; dependent; length; counter; counting; indicator; direct; reading; aural; alarm; count; indicates; wearer; exposed; selected; level; dose; equivalent; time dependent; dose equivalent; clock pulse; pulse length; pulse generator; electrical signal; alpha particle; clock pulses; neutron dose; selected level; neutron dosimeter; personnel electronic; /340/250/
Citation Formats
Falk, Roger B, and Tyree, William H. Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Falk, Roger B, & Tyree, William H. Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter. United States.
Falk, Roger B, and Tyree, William H. Tue .
"Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865288.
@article{osti_865288,
title = {Personnel electronic neutron dosimeter},
author = {Falk, Roger B and Tyree, William 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 = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {12}
}
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