DPZ-1M rhodium neutron detector performance

The characteristics of the DPZ-1M rhodium self-powered neutron detector based on the calculational technique using corrected experimental data are given. These detectors are used for power distribution monitoring in the WWER reactors. For calculating neutron absorption in an emitter incident neutron flux is specified, while the probability of β-particles escape is determined on the base of empirical dependence of extrapolated electron path on its energy. In addition correction by the emither radius of the probability distribution of β-particles escape by experimental data is performed. The results obtained permit to conclude that the rhodium detector possesses high sensitivity to epithermal neutrons Which depends on the neutron spectrum form; current relation of burned-up and non burned- up detector seightly depends on the spectrum form, neutron gas temperature and average neutron spectral hardness