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An alternative method for the measurement of neutron flux

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A simple and easy method for measuring the neutron flux is presented. This paper deals with the experimental verification of neutron dose rate–flux relationship for a non-dissipative medium. Though the neutron flux cannot be obtained from the dose rate in a dissipative medium, experimental result shows that for non-dissipative medium one can obtain the neutron flux from dose rate. We have used a 241 AmBe neutron source for neutron irradiation, and the neutron dose rate and count rate were measured using a NM2B neutron monitor and R-12 superheated droplet detector (SDD), respectively. Here, the neutron flux inferred from the neutron count rate obtained with R-12 SDD shows an excellent agreement with the flux inferred from the neutron dose rate in a non-dissipative medium.

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R Sarkar thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India for the financial assistance during this work. P K Mondal thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the financial assistance provided for this work.

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    Present address: Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700 098, India

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    RUPA SARKAR, PRASANNA KUMAR MONDAL & BARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEE

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SARKAR, R., MONDAL, P.K. & CHATTERJEE, B.K. An alternative method for the measurement of neutron flux. Pramana - J Phys 85, 685–690 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-014-0901-8

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