Quantity | Energy | Unit | Min. | Max. |
neutron dose rate | E>0.5 eV | mGy/s | 0.023 | 14 |
γ dose rate | - | μ Gy/s | 1.5 | 2570 |
Flux | E>0.5 eV | cm-2s-1 | 2*106 | 2*109 |
Thermal flux | E<0.5 eV | cm-2s-1 | 5*104 | 3*108 |
Intermediate flux | 0.5 eV <E<100 keV | cm-2s-1 per unit lethargy | 8*103 | 2*106 |
Fig. 5. Typical neutron spectra in the irradiation cavity. The beam-coupling window is Be,
the internal filter is Bi, 100 mm thick. Lower curve: no external filter. On the middle: 200 mm
polyethylene and 45 mm Pb external filters. Upper curve: 45 mm Pb + 30 mm Fe external
filters. The spectra are normalized to 1 and shifted by the factors indicated to avoid
overlapping.
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