用于反应堆中子/γ射线混合场测量的涂硼电离室性能  

Performances of a boron-lined ionization chamber used in neutron/γ-ray mixed field of reactors

作　　者：陈国云[1,2] 辛勇[1] 黄福成[1] 魏志勇[2] 雷升杰[2] 黄三玻[2] 朱立[2] 赵经武[3] 马加一[3] 

机构地区：[1]南昌大学物理系,南昌330031 [2]南京航空航天大学空间环境中心,南京210016 [3]南京大学物理系,南京210093

出　　处：《物理学报》2012年第8期127-134,共8页Acta Physica Sinica

基　　金：国家自然科学基金(批准号:41064002)资助的课题~~

摘　　要：近年来,涂硼电离室已逐渐成为核反应堆周围大通量中子/γ射线混合场监测的辐射探测器之一.研制了一种高灵敏度涂硼电离室,并给出了其内部结构.用fA级弱电流放大器测得:当涂硼电离室的工作电压在700V以下时,漏电流小于1.0pA;用Am-Be中子源辐照时测得涂硼电离室的电流曲线坪长为500V,坪斜为3.72×10^(-4) V^(-1);当涂硼电离室的工作电压为400V时,对应漏电流为0.4 pA.测试表明涂硼电离室中子信号电流与辐照源的相对位置有关,将Am-Be中子源置于距石蜡慢化体底部8 cm时,测得中子信号电流最大值为2.0 pA.用^(137)Cs和^(90)Sr辐照时测得涂硼电离室γ射线信号电流为1.0-2.0 pA,但在γ射线场中坪特性不如中子场中坪特性明显.电离室中子探测灵敏度达1.0×10^(-15)Acm^2s量级,γ射线探测灵敏度达9.0×10^(-22)Acm^2s·eV^(-1)量级.这种涂硼电离室漏电流小、灵敏度高、坪特性好,可用于反应堆周围的中子/γ射线混合场测量.Boron-lined ionization chambers （BLICs） have gradually become one of radiation detectors which are used to monitor the neutron/y-ray mixed field with large flux around reactors in recent years. In this paper a BLIC with high sensitivity is fabricated and the internal structure is detailed. By using a weak current amplifier with an accuracy of fA, the leakage current of the BLIC is less than 1.0 pA when the high voltage is below 700 V; under the irradiation by the Am-Be neutron source, on the I-V curve of the BLIC there appears a current plateau with a length of 500 V and a slope of 3.72 x 10- 4 V- 1; when the operating voltage is 400 V, the leakage current of the BLIC is 0.4 pA. Experiments show that neutron signal current measured by the BLIC depends on the relative position of the BLIC with repect to the radiation source; a maximum of 2.0 pA is obtained when the source is 8 cm away from the bottom of the hole in the paraffin moderator. Under the exposure by 137Cs and 9~Sr, T-ray signal current measured by the BLIC is 1.0--2.0 pA, but the current plateau is not obvious in T-ray field. The neutron sensitivity of the BLIC reaches a level of 1.0x 10-15 Acm2s and the T-ray sensitivity reaches a level of 9.0x 10-22 Acm2s.eV-1. The BLIC shows small leakage current, high sensitivity, and good plateau characteristics, which can be used to monitor the neutron/T-ray mixed field around reactors.

关 键 词：涂硼电离室 漏电流 坪特性 灵敏度 

分 类 号：TL811.1[核科学技术—核技术及应用]