THE POSSIBILITY OF USING CERTAIN ORGANIC SCINTILLATORS FOR DOSIMETRY,

Abstract

The possibility of using liquid and plastic scintillators for dosimetry of gamma-radiation and fast neutron fluxes was investigated. Results show that plastic and liquid organic scintillators can be used for fast neutrons and gammaradiation dosimetry, and the dosimetric properties of these scintillators when measuring the gamma-radiation dose power are no worse than inAIR-FILLED ALUMINUM-WALL IONIZATION CHAMBERS AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SCINTILLATORS IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER AT A SMALLER VOLUME. The fact that organic scintillators are equally sensitive to gamma-radiation and fast neutrons somewhat hampers the measurement of the fast neutron dose power against a background of gamma-radiation. However, by measuring with two instruments, a dosimeter with a scintillation sensor and a gamma-dosimeter insensitive to fast neutrons, it was possible to avoid such difficulty. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1962
Accession Number
AD0284143

Entities

People

  • V.a. Kucheryayev
  • Yu.a. Yegorov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dosimeters
  • Dosimetry
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Flux
  • Neutrons
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Scintillation Counters

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design