Several techniques for improving energy dependence of a commercial personal neutron dosemeter package based on PADC track detector

The practical applicability of several techniques has been investigated for improving the energy dependence of PADC-based personal neutron dosemeter for a commercial dose-assessment service. Under a constraint of no modification in detector material and the fixed chemical processes, two technical attempts have been investigated: an analysis of etch-pit data obtained by microscopic observation and a design of radiator structure. In addition to the number of etch-pits, information of their distribution in terms of various parameters was analyzed. It was found that the two-window method was possibly applicable to the distribution in the etch-pit size and the gray-level. In the latter, a performance of radiator–degrader structure has been confirmed experimentally, and it was found to be one of most promising techniques.