Characterisation of neutron-sensitive bubble detectors for application in the measurement of jet aircrew exposure to natural background radiation

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 153-168

  Tume, P ^a   Lewis, B J ^a   Bennett, L G I ^a   Cousins, T ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircrew radiation exposure; Neutron bubble detectors

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DOSIMETRY; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; NEUTRONS; PERSONNEL; PRESSURE; RADIATION EFFECTS; TESTING;

AIRCREW RADIATION EXPOSURE; NEUTRON SENSITIVE BUBBLE DETECTORS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; CANADA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICS; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOLDIER; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR PRESSURE; AIRCRAFT; CALIBRATION; CANADA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032008471     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01166-2     Document Type: Article

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