HIGH-INTENSITY RADIATION DOSIMETRY WITH SEMIRAD (SECONDARY-ELECTRON MIXED-RADIATION DOSIMETERS)

Abstract

Contents: Principles of SEMIRAD radiation detectors; SEMIRAD vacuum considerations; SEMIRAD dose-rate limitations; SEMIRAD sensitivity; SEMIRAD energy dependence; Emission of secondary electrons by high-energy particles; SEMIRAD pulse amplification and cable connection; Calibration of SEMIRAD; Instruments with wide sensitivity range; Measurement of fast-neutron fluxes in an environment of fast neutrons and gamma rays; Construction of SEMIRAD diodes and diode-type dosimeters; Pulsed radiation rate measurements with SEMIRAD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0653037

Entities

People

  • Stanley Kronenberg

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Dielectrics
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Multipliers
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Components
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Photoexcitation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Thermal Neutrons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics