Radiation-induced attenuation in detectors using Cerenkov radiator or plastic scintillator

Author

Negre, Jean Paul ; Ducrocq, Cyril

Author_Institution

Dept. des Mesures, CEA, Bruyeres-le-Chatel, France

Volume

42

Issue

1

fYear

1995

fDate

2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

32

Abstract

Some radiation detectors, using Cerenkov radiator or plastic scintillator, operate at very high dose rates. The accumulated dose greatly affects their performance. In fast and high gamma pulse environments, detector linearity is of great concern. In this paper we give some results that show the discrepancy which occurs when the transient radiation-induced attenuation is too high. We also give a model that can be used to determine maximum dose values for gamma pulse measurements and to correct spoiled data

Keywords

Cherenkov counters; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray effects; solid scintillation detectors; Cerenkov radiator; accumulated dose; detector linearity; fast pulse environments; gamma pulse measurements; high gamma pulse environments; maximum dose values; plastic scintillator; radiation detectors; radiation-induced attenuation; spoiled data; transient radiation-induced attenuation; very high dose rates; Attenuation; Gamma ray detection; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Silicon compounds;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.364878

Filename

364878