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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2018.09.008

Simulation and design of individual neutron dosimeter and optimization of energy response using an array of semiconductor sensors  

Noushinmehr, R. (Nuclear Engineering and Physics Faculty, Amirkabir University of Technology)
Moussavi zarandi, A. (Nuclear Engineering and Physics Faculty, Amirkabir University of Technology)
Hassanzadeh, M. (Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Reactor and Nuclear Safety School)
Payervand, F. (Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Radiation Application Research School)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.51, no.1, 2019 , pp. 293-302 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many researches have been done to develop and improve the performance of personal (individual) dosimeter response to cover a wide of neutron energy range (from thermal to fast). Depending on the individual category of the dosimeter, the semiconductor sensor has been used to simplify and lightweight. In this plan, it's very important to have a fairly accurate counting of doses rate in different energies. With a general design and single-sensor simulations, all optimal thicknesses have been extracted. The performance of the simulation scheme has been compared with the commercial and laboratory samples in the world. Due to the deviation of all dosimeters with a flat energy response, in this paper, has been used an idea of one semi-conductor sensor to have the flat energy-response in the entire neutron energy range. Finally, by analyzing of the sensors data as arrays for the first time, we have reached a nearly flat and acceptable energy-response. Also a comparison has been made between Lucite-PMMA ($H_5C_5O_2$) and polyethylene-PE ($CH_2$) as a radiator and $B_4C$ has been studied as absorbent. Moreover, in this paper, the effect of gamma dose in the dosimeter has been investigated and shown around the standard has not been exceeded.
Keywords
Neutron dosimeter; Semiconductor; Sensors; Energy response; MCNPX code;
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