DEVELOPMENT OF FERROELECTRIC NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS.
Abstract
Nuclear radiation detectors utilizing the pyroelectric effect of a ferroelectric material, specifically, lead zirconate titanate (PZT), have been developed. The detectors are rate measuring devices with a sensitivity of 0.6 pC/cm sq -Rad (PZT). The analyses of the the theory, design, and experiments, as presented, demonstrate that the ferroelectric radiation detector system can be fabricated to measure gamma and X-ray energy spectra for a single radiation pulse and that this detector system can evaluate the time-dependence of these spectra. Further, it has been demonstrated that these detection systems are small in size, require a minimum of support equipment such as bias voltage power supplies, and provide instantaneous readout of the data. Experiments have demonstrated the reproducibility of data and linear response to dose rates greater than 10 to the 12th power rad/sec. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0671610
Entities
People
- D. D. Glower
- D. W. Miller
- P. S. Schlosser
Organizations
- Ohio State University