title: Alanine blends for ESR measurements of thermal neutron fluence in a mixed radiation field.
abstract: In this paper, the results of a study on the electron spin resonance (ESR) dosimetry to measure thermal neutron fluence in a mixed radiation field (neutron and photons) are presented. The ESR responses of alanine dosemeters with different additives are compared. In particular, the (10)B-acid boric and the Gd-oxide were chosen to enhance the sensitivity of alanine dosemeters to thermal neutrons. Irradiations were carried out inside the thermal column of the TAPIRO reactor of the ENEA center, Casaccia Rome. The main results are a greater neutron sensitivity and a smaller lowest detectable fluence for the dosemeters with gadolinium than for dosemeters of alanine with (10)B, which is well known to be much more sensitive to thermal neutrons than simple alanine.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica e Tecnologie Relative, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy. marrale@difter.unipa.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marrale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartolotta
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: D'Oca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosi
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002138:Calibration; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D009502:Neutrons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000409:Alanine