Published May 30, 1985 | Version v1
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Determining neutron exposure and constituent concentrations of a body

Creators

Description

A non-destructive method for determination of neutron exposure and constituent concentrations in an object, such as a reactor pressure vessel, is based on the observation of characteristic gamma-rays emitted by activation products in the object by using a unique continuous gamma-ray spectrometer. The spectrometer views the object through appropriate collimators to determine the absolute emission rate of these characteristic gamma-rays, thereby ascertaining the absolute activity of given activation products in the object. These data can then be used to deduce the spatial and angular dependence of neutron exposure or the spatial constituent concentrations at regions of interest within the object. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
(e.g. Reactor pressure vessel)

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
11 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G01t1/02; G01n23/222.
IPC
Int. Cl. G01t1/02; G01n23/222.
Patent number
GB patent document 2148583/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
17003643
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COLLIMATORS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON FLUENCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTORS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAINERS; DISTRIBUTION; DOSIMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; SPECTROSCOPY; TESTING

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
US priority 547681.