Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter
Abstract
A neutron dosimeter is disclosed which provides a single measurements indicating the amount of potential biological damage resulting from the neutron exposure of the wearer, for a wide range of neutron energies. The dosimeter includes a detecting sheet of track etch detecting material such as a carbonate plastic, for detecting higher energy neutrons, and a radiator layer containing conversion material such as .sup.6 Li and .sup.10 B lying adjacent to the detecting sheet for converting moderate energy neutrons to alpha particles that produce tracks in the adjacent detecting sheet. The density of conversion material in the radiator layer is of an amount which is chosen so that the density of tracks produced in the detecting sheet is proportional to the biological damage done by neutrons, regardless of whether the tracks are produced as the result of moderate energy neutrons striking the radiator layer or as the result of higher energy neutrons striking the sheet of track etch material.
- Inventors:
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- Pleasanton, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Rome, IT
- Heliopolis, EG
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864543
- Patent Number(s):
- 4381454
- 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-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- dose; equivalent; neutron; dosimeter; disclosed; provides; single; measurements; indicating; amount; potential; biological; damage; resulting; exposure; wearer; wide; range; energies; detecting; sheet; track; etch; material; carbonate; plastic; energy; neutrons; radiator; layer; containing; conversion; 10; lying; adjacent; converting; moderate; alpha; particles; produce; tracks; density; chosen; produced; proportional; regardless; result; striking; dose equivalent; neutrons striking; wide range; alpha particle; alpha particles; neutron dosimeter; neutron exposure; energy neutrons; track etch; damage resulting; neutron energies; energy neutron; equivalent neutron; /250/376/
Citation Formats
Griffith, Richard V, Hankins, Dale E, Tomasino, Luigi, and Gomaa, Mohamed A. M. Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Griffith, Richard V, Hankins, Dale E, Tomasino, Luigi, & Gomaa, Mohamed A. M. Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter. United States.
Griffith, Richard V, Hankins, Dale E, Tomasino, Luigi, and Gomaa, Mohamed A. M. Sat .
"Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864543.
@article{osti_864543,
title = {Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter},
author = {Griffith, Richard V and Hankins, Dale E and Tomasino, Luigi and Gomaa, Mohamed A. M.},
abstractNote = {A neutron dosimeter is disclosed which provides a single measurements indicating the amount of potential biological damage resulting from the neutron exposure of the wearer, for a wide range of neutron energies. The dosimeter includes a detecting sheet of track etch detecting material such as a carbonate plastic, for detecting higher energy neutrons, and a radiator layer containing conversion material such as .sup.6 Li and .sup.10 B lying adjacent to the detecting sheet for converting moderate energy neutrons to alpha particles that produce tracks in the adjacent detecting sheet. The density of conversion material in the radiator layer is of an amount which is chosen so that the density of tracks produced in the detecting sheet is proportional to the biological damage done by neutrons, regardless of whether the tracks are produced as the result of moderate energy neutrons striking the radiator layer or as the result of higher energy neutrons striking the sheet of track etch material.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}