Calibration of the RSS-131 high efficiency ionization chamber for radiation dose monitoring during plasma experiments conducted on plasma focus device

• Authors: Kamil Szewczak , Sławomir Jednoróg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Plasma research poses a radiation hazard. Due to the program of deuterium plasma research using the PF-1000 device, it is an intensive source of neutrons (up to 1011 n · pulse
−1) with energy of 2,45 MeV and ionizing electromagnetic radiation with a broad energy spectrum. Both types of radiation are mostly emitted in ultra-short pulses (∼100 ns). The aim of this work was to test and calibrate the RSS-131 radiometer for its application in measurements of ultra-short electromagnetic radiation pulses with broad energy spectrum emitted during PF-1000 discharge. In addition, the results of raw measurements performed in the control room are presented.

Keywords

EN

radiation measurement; ionization chamber; instrument calibration; pulses radiation

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 719-724

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2014

online

16 - 8 - 2014

Contributors

author

Kamil Szewczak

• Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa Street 7, 03-194, Warsaw, Poland

author

Sławomir Jednoróg

• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Hery Street 23, 01-497, Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-014-0506-3