大面积塑料闪烁探测器剂量线性测量及修正

针对γ射线剂量增大时,大面积塑料闪烁探测器剂量线性会变差这一问题,采用能谱测量方式对塑料闪烁探测器的剂量线性进行修正。首先在单能辐射场中,探测器通过能谱测量电路在上位机形成辐射场能谱,然后按照能量线性规律算出每道址的权重因子,以标准剂量仪所测剂量率为参考值得到修正公式,接下来对待测辐射场进行能谱采样,根据每道计数和修正公式,得到修正后的总计数率和剂量率,从而对塑料闪烁探测器的剂量线性进行修正。结果表明:经过修正以后,在137Cs辐射场中剂量测量最大相对误差由-24.32%变为-6.90%,在60Co辐射场中最大相对误差由-72.22%变为-27.78%。可以看出,经过修正的探测器剂量线性得到很大改善,可为辐射场中γ射线剂量的准确测量提供技术参考。     

Determination of beta emitters (90Sr, 14C and 3H) in routine measurements using plastic scintillation beads

Plastic scintillation has recently been shown to be a powerful alternative to liquid scintillation and Cherenkov techniques in radionuclide determination due to the good values obtained for the measurement parameters and the low amount of wastes generated. The present study evaluated the capability of plastic scintillation beads and polyethylene vials for routine measurements of beta emitters ( ⁹⁰Sr, ¹⁴C, ³H).Results show that high- and medium-energetic beta emitters can be quantified with relative errors less than 5% in low-activity aqueous samples, whereas low-energetic beta emitters can only be quantified in medium-activity samples.     

Measurement of the magnetic susceptibility of a rod-shapedsuperconductor using a solenoid coil (SRPM method)

An effective method for the measurement of the magnetic susceptibility (χ) of a circular rod-shaped superconductor, in which χ is estimated by substituting the magnetic penetration depth (λ) into a formula after obtaining λ from the difference in the impedance between a solenoid coil with a sample and an identical one without a sample, is proposed. The temperature dependence of χ obtained from this method has correlated well with the values measured with a SQUID magnetometer     

Measurement of thermal diffusivity of massive metallic specimens by the pulse method

A pulse method for measuring the thermal diffusivity of semi-infinite specimens is described. Results of thermal-diffusivity measurements on iron and tin are presented.Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 450–454, September, 1978.     

An improved method for deriving angular distributions from 6Li(n,t)4He pulse height spectra observed in 6LiI(Eu)

A previously published method of deriving ⁶Li(n,t)⁴He angular distributions from ⁶LiI(Eu) scintillation spectra has been improved by taking into account the nonlinear features of the α-particle response in the scintillator.     

A gas sampling calorimeter using conductive plastic tubes (II)

A prototype module for the electromagnetic shower calorimeter has been constructed and its characteristics have been measured. It consists of 38 layers of planar proportional chambers interleaved with 3 mm thick lead plates. The proportional chamber is made of conductive plastic tubes as a dc cathode and pickup electrodes as an rf cathode. The pickup electrodes are copper-clad G-10 panels etched with finely segmented patterns which, when assembled, form complete conical towers. The module was tested using high energy electron and hadron beams of energy range from 25 GeV to 150 GeV. Energy resolution is $\text{24\%}\text{E(}\text{GeV}\text{)}$, and the position resolution is 1.5 mm or better at and above 50 GeV. The lateral and longitudinal distributions of the energy deposit are studied and they are applied to $\text{π}\text{e}$ discrimination.     

Depth-of-interaction determination in NaI(Tl) and BGO scintillation crystals using a temperature gradient

A method for determining the depth of interaction in both NaI(Tl) and BGO crystals is investigated. This technique takes advantage of the relationship between temperature and decay time in a scintillation crystal. The depth of interaction is ascertained by measuring the decay time in a crystal with a uniform temperature gradient applied along its depth. The application of determining the depth of interaction in positron emission tomography scanners is discussed.     

Measurement of the near infrared xenon scintillation yield near atmospheric pressure

We have measured the xenon near infrared (NIR) scintillation yield in the wavelength range from about 700 to 850 nm for gas pressures from 0.3 to 1.5 atm. We have found the NIR yield to be nearly constant above 0.9 atm, increasing by about a factor of 4.5 as pressure is lowered to 0.3 atm. Measured in number of photons emitted we estimate that at 0.3 atm the NIR yield is 45% of the ultraviolet yield near 170 nm. The NIR yield may be sufficient to form the basis of detector systems utilizing low-pressure xenon gas.     

Measurement of the dynamic characteristics of machine tools by a pulse loading method mechanical measurements

A pulse loading method for estimating the dynamic characteristics of the elastic systems of machine tools is considered, which gives considerable advantages compared with harmonic loading, requires the minimum amount of measuring apparatus, is simple to use, and provides a computer representation of the results and need not be changed for tests under production conditions. The original software enables the frequency characteristics of elastic systems to be obtained rapidly and reliably. It can be used successfully for vibroacoustic diagnostics of equipment and technological processes in metal processing.     

Measuring height of high-voltage transmission poles using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery

Aerial imagery is important in remote sensing applications. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a wide range of applications in remote sensing and presents a substantial cost-effective solution when monitoring objects on the earth’s surface. Moreover, object detection and classification are important aspects of global information system, especially for remote sensing applications and power line monitoring, which are essential for the proper distribution of electricity to consumers. Manual inspection consumes much time and involves risk, especially in remote areas that host dangerous wildlife; hence, UAV-based approaches are more feasible for such monitoring. The authors propose an UAV approach that utilises a digital surface model and incorporates a stereo matching algorithm based on UAV stereo images. The proposed algorithm was based on a graph-cut (GC) algorithm that measured the disparity map. Results were compared with well-known algorithms; including, for example, global and local stereo matching algorithms. The proposed solution introduces and integrates ordering constraints along with a submodular energy minimisation function to/with the GC algorithm to enhance performance. The authors measured sensitivity and recall for all parameters against ground truth data for differently cropped images of 16 power poles. Results showed that the proposed model performed more accurately compared to extant methods.     

Exposure rate by the spectrum dose index method using plastic scintillator detectors

The spectrum dose index (SDI) method was tested for use with data from plastic scintillator detectors by irradiating a typical portal detector system using different gamma sources and natural background. Measurements were compared with exposure rates simultaneously measured using a calibrated pressurised ion chamber. It was found that a modified SDI algorithm could be used to calculate exposure rates for these detectors despite the lack of photopeaks in plastic scintillator spectra.     

Measurement of crack-profiles using AC field measurement method

The alternating current field measurement technique has been employed in the present study to predict cracks of different profiles. Profiles used included surface thumb-nail cracks of semi-circular, semi-elliptical, asymmetrical and rectangular shape with aspect ratios ranging from 2 to 10. From the potential ratios measured experimentally, a numerical approach was employed to compute the crack profiles. Crack profiles were also computed from theoretical potential profiles obtained using boundary element method. The present study shows that with high aspect ratios, the crack profiles predicted using theoretical data bore great resemblance to that of the actual. The underpredictions at the centre-line position of the cracks were small. Using experimentally measured potentials with 1-dimensional interpretation, all predicted profiles showed an under estimation of the actual. The errors appeared generally lower for the narrower plate and decreased with increase in aspect ratio. Pseudo-random errors were introduced to the theoretical potentials to simulate measurement errors that may occur in practice, to improve the error handling capability of the computer programme designed for the study. In addition, a smoothing technique was also applied to improve the accuracy of the crack profile prediction. By freezing some of the distant potential field, a significant computer processing time reduction of 25–35% has been achieved.     

Hp(0.07) photon irradiations at Seibersdorf for the EURADOS extremity dosemeter intercomparison 2009

In August 2009, almost 1000 passive extremity dosemeters were irradiated at the Dosimetry Laboratory Seibersdorf as part of the EURADOS intercomparison IC2009. Forty-four European individual monitoring services participated, with a total of 59 dosimetry systems (46 finger ring, 4 finger tip and 9 wrist/ankle dosemeter systems). Additionally, finger-ring dosemeters from the Dosimetry Service Seibersdorf were irradiated in a non-competitive manner. Dosemeter irradiations on rod and pillar phantoms in four photon-radiation fields complying with the ISO standard 4037 were performed with personal dose equivalent values (H(p)(0.07)) ranging from 4 to 480 mSv. Traceability was established by using an air-kerma-calibrated monitor ionisation chamber together with the X-ray facility as well as a calibrated (137)Cs gamma radiation field with a collimated beam geometry. The ISO-tabulated conversion coefficients from air kerma free-in-air to H(p)(0.07) were applied, resulting in the main contribution to the expanded measurement uncertainties.