Developmentof a polycarbonate fast neutron dosimeter and comparison with the conventional emulsion dosimeter

Y. Eisen; Z. Karpinowitz; A. Gavron; A. Tal; Y. Itzkin; T. Schlesinger

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Developmentof a polycarbonate fast neutron dosimeter and comparison with the conventional emulsion dosimeter

Y. Eisen, Z. Karpinowitz, A. Gavron, A. Tal, Y. Itzkin, T. Schlesinger

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The practical application of a polycarbonate as a dosimeter for high energy neutrons is presented. The efficiency of this dosimeter in the energy range of 1-14 MeV was measured with monoenergetic neutrons produced by the⁷Li(p, n)⁷Be and t(d, n)⁴He reactions and with neutrons from²⁵²Cf and²³⁹Pu-Be sources. The electrochemical etching technique for enlarging the damage sites produced by the neutrons, the background of unirradiated polycarbonate foils and the dose thresholds for various energies were investigated. The replacement of the conventional emulsion dosimeter by the polycarbonate dosimeter in the Israel National Badge Service is described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-505
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health Physics
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198004000-00005
State	Published - Apr 1980
Externally published	Yes

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