DocumentCode :
863625
Title :
A Portable Neutron Spectrometer/Dosimeter
Author :
Waechter, D.A. ; Erkkila, B.H. ; Vasilik, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Health Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545
Volume :
30
Issue :
1
fYear :
1983
Firstpage :
525
Lastpage :
527
Abstract :
As part of the continuing DOE effort to upgrade personnel neutron dosimetry, the Health Division at Los Alamos has developed a portable, battery-operated, computerized neutron spectrometer/dosimeter. The instrument has a built-in tissue-equivalent LET neutron detector, 128-channel pulse height analyzer with integral liquid crystal display, and a microcomputer system which calculates dose and dose rate from neutrons incident on the detector. The instrument will, at the user´s option, display a raw data spectrum or a spectrum of rad or rem as a function of keV per micron of equivalent tissue. The dosimeter will also calculate and display accumulated dose in millirad and millirem, as well as giving the user neutron dose rates in millirad and millirem per hour.
Keywords :
Detectors; Dosimetry; Instruments; Liquid crystal displays; Microcomputers; Neutrons; Personnel; Portable computers; Spectroscopy; US Department of Energy;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332324
Filename :
4332324
Link To Document :
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