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- Title
CHARACTERISATION OF THREE HIGH-ENERGY PHOTON AND FAST NEUTRON REFERENCE RADIATION FIELDS.
- Authors
Behrens, R.; Rättger, S.
- Abstract
Three reference radiation fields for the purpose of radiation protection were characterised: (1) radiation field R-F, consisting of photons in the energy range of about 6 and 7 MeV and a small neutron contamination; (2) radiation field R-C, consisting of photons with energies of about 4.4 MeV and neutrons with energies up to 2.65 MeV; (3) radiation field R-CF, consisting of photons in the energy range of about I and 7 MeV and neutrons with energies about 1.5 MeV. The radiation fields R-F and R-C have previously been defined in the ISO standard 4037. Their neutron components, however, have never been described accurately in the past. The new radiation field R-CF is proposed for the first time. This radiation field can, e.g., be used to calibrate tissue-equivalent proportional counters instruments for measurements at flight altitudes.
- Subjects
PHOTONS; FAST neutrons; RADIATION; CALIBRATION; NEUTRON sources; SPALLATION (Nuclear physics); PARTICLES (Nuclear physics); PROTON beams; NUCLEAR research
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2008, Vol 132, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncn306