Comparison of SOI microdosimeter and tissue equivalent proportional counter measurements at the CERF facility

Authors

Dale A. Prokopovich, Australian Nuclear Science And Technology OrganisationFollow
Mark I. Reinhard, ANSTO
Graeme C. Taylor, National Physical Laboratory, UK
Alex Hands, Aerospace Division, Qinetiq
Anatoly B. Rosenfeld, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

69539

Publication Details

Prokopovich, D. A., Reinhard, M. I., Taylor, G. C., Hands, A. & Rosenfeld, A. B. (2012). Comparison of SOI microdosimeter and tissue equivalent proportional counter measurements at the CERF facility. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 59 (Issue 5 Part 3), 2501-2505.

Abstract

The CERN-EU High Energy Reference Field (CERF) facility is used in the calibration of neutron dosimeters for radiation protection applications in aviation and high energy physics. A comparison of the facility’s microdosimetric spectra obtained with a new Silicon on Insulator (SOI) Microdosimeter and a HAWK Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC) is presented. Experimental data obtained with both devices indicates the presence of a small charged particle flux within the neutron dominated field which makes a non negligible contribution to the dose equivalent.