Comparison of SOI microdosimeter and tissue equivalent proportional counter measurements at the CERF facility

Prokopovich, DA; Reinhard, MI; Taylor, GC; Hands, A; Rosenfeld, AB

Comparison of SOI microdosimeter and tissue equivalent proportional counter measurements at the CERF facility

Date

2010-01-29

Authors

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Abstract

The CERN-EU High Energy Reference Field (CERF) facility is used in the calibration of neutron dosimeters for aviation and high energy physics applications. A comparison of the facility's microdosimetric spectra obtained with a new Silicon on Insulator (SOI) Microdosimeter and a HAWK Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC) are presented. Experimental measurements with a silicon PIN dosimeter diode are also described which indicate a small but significant contribution from charged particles to dosimetry measurements within the neutron dominated field.

Keywords

Microdosimetry, High energy physics, Silicon, Bragg Gray chambers, CERN, Proportional counters

Citation

Prokopovich, D. A, Reinhard, M. I., Taylor, G. C., Hands, A., & Rosenfeld, A. B. (2010). Comparison of SOI microdosimeter and tissue equivalent proportional counter measurements at the CERF facility. 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (2009 NSS/MIC), 25th – 31st October 2009. In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, (pp. 2351-2354). Orlando, Florida: Hilton Disney World Hotel. doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402229