Personnel neutron dosimetry using hot, low-frequency electrochemical etching [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Livermore, Calif : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1985.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 5 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- We have developed an electrochemical-etch procedure for the processing of large numbers of CR-39 dosimeters. Specially designed Homann-Type chambers can etch up to 24 CR-39 chips, or foils, at one time. In our two-step procedure, the second step, called blow-up, increases the tracks' size and makes them relatively uniform. The energy response is fairly flat from approx.150 keV to 4.5 MeV, but drops by about a factor of three in the 13 to 16 MeV range. The sensitivity of the dosimetry system is 6 tracks/mrem with a background of 8 mrem, giving a lower limit of sensitivity of approximately 10 mrem for the dosimeter (when three foils are used). Because greater numbers of CR-39 foils can be accommodated at any one time, our procedure is quite efficient for operations with large numbers of dosimeters to be processed. 12 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
09/19/1985.
"ucrl-92652"
" conf-850933-2"
"DE86001561"
13. international conference on solid state nuclear track detectors, Rome, Italy, 23 Sep 1985.
Davis, J.M.; Hankins, D.E.; Homann, S.G. - Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-48
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