Investigation of nuclear emulsions in therms of neutron dosimetry

0523896 - ÚJF 2021 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Lužová, Martina - Zaitsev, A. A. - Bradnová, V. - Ambrožová, Iva - Kákona, Martin - Štěpán, Václav - Košťál, M. - Kolros, A. - Ploc, Ondřej - Zarubin, P. I.
Investigation of nuclear emulsions in therms of neutron dosimetry.
Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Roč. 186, 2-3 (2019), s. 229-234. ISSN 0144-8420. E-ISSN 1742-3406
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF15_003/0000481; GA MŠMT LTT18021
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : detectors * neutrons * superheated droplet
OECD category: Nuclear physics
Impact factor: 0.773, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncz208

Neutron detection using nuclear emulsions can offer an alternative in personal dosimetry. The production of emulsions and their quality have to be well controlled with respect to their application in dosimetry. Nuclear emulsions consist mainly of gelatin and silver halide. Gelatin contains a significant amount of hydrogen, which can be used for fast neutron detection. The addition of B-10 in the emulsion is convenient for thermal neutron detection. In this paper, standard nuclear emulsions BR-2 and nuclear emulsions BR-2 enriched with boron produced at the Slavich Company, Russia, were applied for evaluation of fast and thermal neutron fluences. The results were obtained by calculation from the presumed emulsion composition without prior calibration. Evidence that nuclear emulsions used in the experiment are suitable for neutron dosimetry is provided.
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