Comparison of Calculations and Measurements of the Off-Axis Radiation Dose (SI) in Liquid Nitrogen as a Function of Radiation Length.

Abstract

In this thesis results are presented from a study of the off-axis X and Gamma radiation field caused by a highly relativistic electron beam in liquid Nitrogen at various path lengths out to 2 radiation lengths. The off-axis dose in Silicon was calculated using electron/photon transport code CYLTRAN and measured using thermal luminescent dosimeters (TLD's). Calculations were performed on a CDC-7600 computer ar Los Alamos National Laboratory and measurements were made using the Naval Postgraduate School 100 Mev Linac. Comparison of the results is made and CYLTRAN is found to be in agreement with experimentally measured values. The CYLTRAN results are extended to the off-axis dose caused by a 100 Mev electron beam in air at Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP). Additional keywords: Bremsstrahlung; Air dose; Experimental data; Monte Carlo method; Fortran; CYLTRAN computer program; Charts; Tables(data).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA153676

Entities

People

  • P. F. Cromar

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Luminescent Dosimeters
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nitrogen
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Schools
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics