title: A sensitive neutron dosimeter using superheated liquid.
abstract: The present work relates to a sensitive neutron dosimeter, a device for monitoring neutron dose in some accelerator and reactor sites. This device is capable of measuring a neutron dose as small as 0.1 microSv using superheated liquid as a sensitive liquid. The nucleation was measured by the volumetric method developed in our laboratory. The dose response of superheated drops of four liquids having boiling points of 8.92, -29.79, -40.75 and -45.6 degrees C, irradiated by a 3 Ci Am-Be neutron source has also been presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane / Q000737:chemistry*; D006361:Heating; D009502:Neutrons; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D005466:Fluorocarbons
chemical_list: D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; C009755:fluorocarbon 22; C007782:dichlorodifluoromethane; C007015:chloropentafluoroethane; D005466:Fluorocarbons