AN YTTRIUM ALUMINUM PEROVSKITE BASED GAMMA-RAY DOSIMETER
Award Information
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 26943
Amount:
$187,573.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
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Award Year:
1995
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1105 Highland Cir, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
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N/A
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Dr Andrei A Fyodorov
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Abstract
WE PROPOSE TO EXPLOIT THE PROPERTIES OF OUR NEW, FAST, BRIGHT SCINTILLATOR, YAIO3:CE(+3) (YAP), TO CONSTRUCT A DETECTOR FOR PHOTONS WITH ENERGIES FROM 20 KEV TO 3 MEV. AN ARRAY OF THESE INDIVIDUAL DETECTORS WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR A BROAD-BAND Y-RAY DOSIMETER CAPABLE OF MEASURING EXPOSURES FROM 5 MR/H TO 1 R/H AND EQUIVALENT DOSES FROM 5 X 10(-2) TO 10 (+4) MSV/H. THEA ADVANTAGES OF YAP SCINTILLATOR ARE ITS ROBUST MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, FAST DECAY TIMES, HIGH DENSITY, AND THE SMALL ENERGY DEPENDENCE OF ITS SIGNALS. OUR DEVELOPMENT STUDY HAS TWO TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES: (1) CONSTRUCT AND EVALUATE THE DOSEMETRIC POTENTIAL OF YAP-PLASTIC COMBINATION DETECTORS WITH BOTH PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE AND PHOTOIODIDE READOUT; AND (2) DESIGN A DOSIMETERIC DETECTOR ARRAY OPTIMIZED FOR SENSITIVITY AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE USING MONTE CARLO COMPUTER SIMULATIONS. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
