Title :
Diamond PCD for Reactor active dosimetry applications
Author :
Griffin, Patrick J. ; Luker, S. Michael ; King, Donald B. ; DePriest, K. Russell ; Hohlfelder, Robert J. ; Suo-Anttila, Ahti J.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Nucl. Technol. Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
This work reports on the development, calibration, and application of a radiation-hardened diamond photoconducting detector (PCD) for active ionizing dose measurements in research reactors. Results are reported for gamma irradiations between 10 and 1012 rad(C)/s.
Keywords :
dosimetry; fission research reactors; gamma-ray effects; nuclear electronics; p-i-n photodiodes; radioactivity measuring apparatus; self-powered neutron detectors; PIN; active ionizing dose measurements; cadmium-based self-powered neutron detector; gamma irradiations; radiation pulse; radiation-hardened diamond photoconducting detector; reactor active dosimetry applications; research reactors; Charge carriers; Conductivity; Detectors; Dosimetry; Inductors; Ionizing radiation; Ohmic contacts; Photoconducting materials; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor materials;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2004.840028