Semiconductor Detectors for Dose Rate Measurement of Fission Products Mixture: A Recent Study

Abstract

The military dosimetric device DP-86 probe's experimental verification and calculations for energy and angular dependence are presented in this chapter. This device was created to measure the gamma radiation dose rate of nuclear weapons fall out, that means the fission products mixture. Similarly, a rough estimate of the beta emission can be made. The device's time-dependent sensitivity to nuclear weapon fallout was calculated based on these findings. Two theories were used for the energy dependence calculations: Tabata´s and Moliére´s theory. The experimental verification used the ⁶⁰Co, ¹³⁷Cs and six screening X-rays mean values. The results were applied according Gusev group´s theory to the fission product mixture of ²³⁵U.