HP SURVEY INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION AND SELECTION PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION CHAPTER 5 – REVIEW AND SUMMARY January 13 – 15, 2016.

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HP SURVEY INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION AND SELECTION PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION CHAPTER 5 – REVIEW AND SUMMARY January 13 – 15, 2016 TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1

ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF RADIATION DETECTOR RESPONDS TO ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF RADIATION Gas Filled Radiation Detectors Ionization Detectors Gamma Beta (with a beta window) Alpha (with a window < ~ 10 mg/cm 2 ) Neutron (Fast neutrons above ~ 150 KeV) 2

Gas Filled Radiation Detectors Gas Proportional Detectors Gamma Beta (with a shell < ~ 500 mg/cm 2 ) Alpha (with a window < ~ 10 mg/cm 2 ) Neutron (Fast neutrons above ~ 150 KeV) Geiger-Muller Detectors Gamma Beta (with a shell < ~ 500 mg/cm 2 ) Alpha (with a window < ~ 10 mg/cm 2 ) Neutron (Fast neutrons above ~ 150 KeV) 3

Half-value Thickness vs Beta Energy Isotope E max (MeV) Half-Value Thickness mg/cm 2 C Tc Cl Sr/Y / U-238 Betas from short lived progeny / P Estimate the half-value thickness for a beta mitter. mg/cm 2 = 50 x E 2 where E is E max in MeV for the beta emitter 4

Path Length for Alphas vs Alpha Energy Alpha particles lose about 0.8 MeV per mg/cm 2 density thickness of the attenuating material. Therefore a Gas-Proportional or GM detector with a window thickness of 2 mg/cm 2 will not detect alpha emitters of less than 4 MeV energy. 5

Alpha particle energy transfer to air 6 MeV alpha particles produce 40,000 Ion Pairs per cm 4 MeV alpha particles produce 55,000 Ion Pairs per cm w for air is 34 eV per Ion Pair therefore; 6 MeV alpha particles lose 1.18 MeV per cm of air 4 MeV alpha particles lose 1.87 MeV per cm of air Alpha particle range in cm of air at 1 atmosphere R = 0.56 E (E <4 MeV) R = 1.24 E (E > 4 MeV) Alpha particles lose about 60 KeV of energy per mm of air at STP. 6

Scintillation Detectors ZnS Alpha Detectors Gamma (PMT response to gammas) Alpha (typical window < ~ 0.8 mg/cm 2 ) Neutron (Fast neutrons above ~ 150 KeV due to proton recoil in the ZnS support) ZnS/plastic scintillator alpha/beta Detectors Gamma (PMT and plastic scintillator responses to gammas) Beta in the alpha channel (threshold setting) Alpha in the beta channel (threshold setting) Neutron (Fast neutrons above ~ 150 KeV due to proton recoil in the plastic scintillator) 7

NaI and other scintillators Gamma Beta (with a window < ~ 500 mg/cm 2 ) 8

PMTs and Photodiode Detectors Gamma (PMT and photodiode response to gammas) 9

Semiconductor Detectors Alpha Detectors Beta (above ~ 1 MeV) Alpha/Beta Detectors Gamma (in the beta channel) Beta in the alpha channel (threshold setting) Alpha in the beta channel (threshold setting) 10

Neutron Detectors BF 3 and 3 He Detectors Gamma (Threshold and/or HV Setting) Plastic scintillator Detectors Gamma (plastic scintillator and PMT responses to gammas) Organic scintillator Detectors Gamma response in the organic scintillator 11

SOME POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS BETTER TRAINING BETTER COMMUNICATIONS LIGHTER INSTRUMENTS SMARTER INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMPLE DISPLAYS INSTRUMENTS WITH LESS EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE INSTRUMENTS WITH LESS CROSSTALK 12

END OF CHAPTER 5 QUESTIONS ? COMMENTS ? 13