Fiber-Optics Dosimeter for Civil Defense.

Abstract

The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA) has a requirement for a shelter dosimeter, a standby instrument for monitoring gamma ray doses in the event of an atomic war or a nuclear disaster. Its most important requirement is dependability without reliance on external components such as power sources. Radiation-induced darkening of optical fiber has been utilized to construct such a dosimeter in which the dose dependent darkening of glass fibers is read visually by means of a dose-calibrated gray scale. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047853

Entities

People

  • Carl Siebentritt
  • Stanley Kronenberg

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Accuracy
  • Calibration
  • Civil Defense
  • Dosimeters
  • Dosimetry
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Fiber Optics
  • Fibers
  • Gamma Rays
  • Glass Fibers
  • Gray Scale
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Radiation
  • Transparencies

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design