Re: Detection of neutrons

["Dr. Sergio Faermann" <sergio@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>]

Dear Dennis

Many years ago, during my Ph.D. work we developed a whole range 
personnel neutron dosimeter, based on CR-39.I suggest you 
contact Dr. Yair Shamai, Dept of Radiation Safety, Soreq 
Nuclear Research Center,Yavne, Israel. I don't know if our 
detector is commercially available, but I can tell you that it 
was capable of detecting doses from 200 keV till 15 MeV 
neutron,with a minimum dose of around 10 mRem, as far as I 
remember. I left the field of personnel dosimetry since my 
Ph.D. work,but I'm sure you can get more specific information 
from Dr.Shamai( I don't know his email)

Good luck!

Sergio

On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Dennis G Stallsmith wrote:

>      RadSafers:
>      
>      I'm interested in finding some information regarding the best 
>      detectors (hard mounted and portable) for neutron/gamma fields which 
>      consist of a very broad spectrum of energies.  The detector must be 
>      able to store and display total gamma dose plus neutron radiation dose 
>      from 0 to 600 cGy as well as measure dose rate from 0.1 to 1000 cGy 
>      per hour. Can anyone offer some assistance?
>      
>      
>      Thanks,
>      
>      Dennis G. Stallsmith, M.S.
>      Radiation Safety Officer
>      Engineering Specialist
>      General Dynamics Land Systems
>      stallsmi@gdls.com 
>