Matsumoto T, Harano H, Masuda A, Nishiyama J, Matsue H, Uritani A, Nunomiya T. Two-dimensional differential calibration method for a neutron dosemeter using a thermal neutron beam.
RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2013;
155:505-511. [PMID:
23509397 DOI:
10.1093/rpd/nct029]
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Abstract
A new thermal neutron calibration method to experimentally determine the energy response function of a neutron detector using a pulse parallel beam and the time-of-flight (TOF) technique is developed. The calibration method was experimentally demonstrated for a (3)He proportional counter and an electric personal dosemeter using a pulsed thermal neutron beam from the research reactor JRR-3M. The responses of the detectors were successfully obtained as a function of neutron energy. However, detailed information on the detector structure is required to obtain the spatial response distribution for the detector. The authors further propose an improved calibration method obtaining the spatial response distribution using a pulsed narrow beam, the TOF technique and a beam scanning technique.
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