Photon contribution to ambient dose equivalent H(10) in the wide-spectrum neutron reference fields of the IRSN.
The photon contribution to ambient dose equivalent in several wide-spectrum reference neutrons fields of the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety were measured using a Geiger-Müller counter. For the investigated fields, the ratio of photon to neutron ambient dose equivalent ranged between 0.03 and 0.20. The results show that the Geiger-Müller tube is a versatile instrument for dosimetry in mixed photon-neutron fields if sufficient information for the calculation of corrections is available.
Langner
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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany.
Löb
S
S
Nolte
R
R
Gressier
V
V
Asselineau
B
B
Lacoste
V
V
Lebreton
L
L
D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D005060:Europe; D009502:Neutrons; D017785:Photons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000592:standards*