Milenkovic B, Stevanovic N, Nikezic D, Kosutic D. Determination of a CR-39 detector response to neutrons from an Am-Be source.
Appl Radiat Isot 2014;
90:225-8. [PMID:
24814609 DOI:
10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.008]
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Abstract
A comparison of experimental and calculated responses of a CR-39 detector to neutron spectra from an Am-Be source is presented. Code named Neutron_CR-39.F90 has been used to calculate the neutron dose equivalent as well as the track density. Conversion coefficient (sensitivity), between track density in track/cm(2) and neutron dose equivalent in mSv, was calculated and good agreement with experimental data was found. Sensitivity increases linearly with removed layer in the range between 6 μm and 24 μm.
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