Online optical monitor of alpha radiations using a polymeric solid state nuclear track detector CR-39
Online optical monitor of alpha radiations using a polymeric solid state nuclear track detector CR-39
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DOI:
10.1016/j.snb.2011.11.016
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发表时间:
2012-01-03
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8.4
通讯作者:
Manchanda, Vijay
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作者:
Kulkarni, Atul;Vyas, Chirag K.;Manchanda, Vijay
In the wake of Fukushima accident, there is a need to intensify efforts to efficiently monitor the release of alpha emitting radionuclides caused by the core melt down or/and failure of first barrier containment of the nuclear fuel. As a consequence of the exposure of diethylene-glycol bis(allycarbonate) (CR-39) to alpha radiations (emitted from Th-232), radiation damage causes modification of its physico-chemical properties like absorbance, surface roughness and reflectance which could be correlated with the chemically etched track density, conventionally followed for the quantification of alpha-radiations offline. CR-39 based Fiber Optic Sensor (CRFOS) based on the reflectance measurement has been developed with an aim to monitor online the presence of alpha-emitting radionuclides (in/around a nuclear facility). (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.