A SOLID STATE NUCLEAR DETECTOR.

Abstract

A study was undertaken to determine the applicability of photoconductive (PC) and electroluminescent (EL) materials to a scintillation system for the detection and measurement of nuclear radiation. Efforts to amplify individual light flashes from scintillation phosphors by using ELPC sandwiches as light amplifiers met with little success because of the slow response time characteristic of the photoconductor. This characteristic, however, made the PC element a valuable integrating device, and a simple, reliable, and economical solid state ratemeter was developed and evaluated for the measurement of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron dose rates over a wide range of operation. In view of the universal need for a versatile, low-cost radiation dose ratemeter, it is recommended that the results of this effort be made available to potential users. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614432

Entities

People

  • G. E. Wilcox

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Phosphors
  • Photoconductors
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Scintillation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design