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:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865559
- Patent Number(s):
- 4536841
- 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:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- portable; neutron; spectrometer; dosimeter; disclosure; relates; battery; operated; utilizing; microprocessor; built-in; tissue; equivalent; detector; 128-channel; pulse; height; analyzer; integral; liquid; crystal; display; apparatus; calculates; doses; dose; rates; neutrons; incident; displays; spectrum; rad; rem; function; kev; micron; accumulated; millirads; millirem; hour; pulse height; channel pulse; battery operated; disclosure relates; neutron detector; liquid crystal; dose rate; neutron dose; height analyzer; crystal display; neutron spectrometer; dose rates; tissue equivalent; meter utilizing; dosimeter utilizing; /250/
Citation Formats
Waechter, David A, Erkkila, Bruce H, and Vasilik, Dennis G. Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Waechter, David A, Erkkila, Bruce H, & Vasilik, Dennis G. Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter. United States.
Waechter, David A, Erkkila, Bruce H, and Vasilik, Dennis G. Tue .
"Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865559.
@article{osti_865559,
title = {Portable neutron spectrometer and dosimeter},
author = {Waechter, David A and Erkkila, Bruce H and Vasilik, Dennis G},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
}
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