Development of an X-Ray Facility for Radiation Dosimetry Studies,

Abstract

An X-ray test facility is described which provides photon beams of sharply-defined energy in the range 5 to 250 keV. Methods adopted include the use of composite filters and radiator foils. Characteristics of the radiation beams are established, including their intensities, energy spectra, and transverse uniformities, and a novel operating chart is presented. The facility may be employed for a wide range of radiation experiments, and its application to the testing and calibration of civilian, military, and civil defence radiation measuring instruments is considered in detail. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA143183

Entities

People

  • R. B. Huntley

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Calibration
  • Civil Defense
  • Detectors
  • Dosimetry
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Lepidoptera
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Monitors
  • Radiation Measuring Instruments
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Test Facilities
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Solar Physics