• DocumentCode
    816894
  • Title

    Design Parameters and Test Results for a Fission Counter Intended for Operation up to 750°F at High Gamma Dose Rates

  • Author

    Pare, V.K. ; Clay, W.T. ; De Lorenzo, J.T. ; Guerrant, G.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    696
  • Lastpage
    701
  • Abstract
    A fission counter was built and successfully tested for operation at 750°F and gamma dose rates up to 6 × 106 R/hr. Results from gamma and neutron tests were compared with theoretical predictions and used to optimize the performance of the counters.
  • Keywords
    Cables; Coatings; Counting circuits; Electrodes; Electromagnetic interference; Inductors; Monitoring; Neutrons; Radiation detectors; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1975.4327731
  • Filename
    4327731
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=816894