EBK INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PHYSICS, FIF
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.1P
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The dose rate in the neutron field.

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Answer to Problem 13.1P

  7.6 Sv/h .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Mass, m=500mg

Count per minute, c=500cpm

Formula used:

The saturated activity is given by

  λN=ϕσn(1eλt)

Where,

  ϕ =Neutron flux

  λ =Disintegration constant

  t =Time

  σ =Cross section

Calculation:

Fast neutron irradiation of 32S produces 32P , whose half-life is T1/2=14.3days

The disintegration constant

  λ=0.693T1/2( 32P)=0.69314.3d×24h/d=2×103h1

This field is counted in a 2π counter 24h after the end of irradiation. So, induced activity is

  A=500countsmin×2dis1count×1min60s=16.67diss

So, for 24 hours of decay, activity is

  A=A0eλtA0=Ae λt=16.67dpse ( 0.002 h -1 )×( 24h )A0=17.5dps

The cross section for 32S is

  σ=0.4barn=0.4×1024cm2atom

Number of 32S target atom is,

  n=0.5g×6.023× 10 23atoms/mole32g/mole=9.4×10a21toms

The saturated activity is given by

  λN=ϕσn(1e λt)ϕ=λNσn( 1 e λt )ϕ=17.5s -10.4× 10 24 cm 2 atom×9.4× 10 22atoms( 1 e ( 0.002 h -1 )×( 24h ) )ϕ=1.17×106neutron cm2.s

The flux from other neutrons is given by,

  ϕiϕ( 1mSv 40h )=Hi( mSv h )( 1 40 mSv h )H˙i=140×ϕiϕ( 1mSv 40h )

    Energyϕi×106n/cm2sϕ(1mSv40h)Hi(mSvh)
    Thermal 4.68270433
    1000 eV2.34280209
    0.01MeV1.17290101
    0.1 MeV1.1758504
    1 MeV1.17102925
    10 MeV1.178.53441

Thus, the dose rate is given by

  H=HiH=(433 mSvh)+(209 mSvh)+(101 mSvh)+(504 mSvh)+(2925 mSvh)+(3441 mSvh)H=7613mSvhH=7.6Svh

Conclusion:

The dose rate in the neutron field is 7.6 Sv/h.

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