Title :
Dosimetric Systems and Characteristics of CR-39 for Use in Individual Neutron Monitoring
Author :
Pal, Rupali Rohatgi ; Jayalakshmi, V. ; Sathian, Deepa ; Chaurasiya, G.
Author_Institution :
Radiol. Phys. & Advisory Div., Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Mumbai, India
Abstract :
There are a number of etched track neutron dosimetric systems in use for personnel monitoring. In this paper the operational and dosimetric characteristics of two etching systems namely eletro-chemical etching system and chemical etching system used for personnel neutron monitoring are described. Details of the dosemeter design, processing and read out methods are given. The dosimetric characteristics of both the systems such as the back ground, dose linearity, energy response, minimum measurable dose, reporting dose and the advantages and disadvantages of the systems in routine application have been discussed.
Keywords :
dosimetry; electrochemistry; etching; radiation monitoring; solid-state nuclear track detectors; CR-39; chemical etching system; dosimetric system; eletrochemical etching system; etched track neutron dosimetric systems; personnel neutron monitoring; read out method; Chemicals; Detectors; Etching; Image analysis; Insulation life; Neutrons; Particle tracking; Personnel; Protons; Radiation monitoring; Chemical etching; SSNTD; electro-chemical etching; image analysis;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2034005
