Evaluation of the bubble spectrometer performance in space-like neutron fields
| dc.contributor.advisor | Machrafi, Rachid | |
| dc.contributor.author | Montague, Talon James | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-26T19:31:47Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-25T18:49:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-26T19:31:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-25T18:49:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Nuclear Engineering | en |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science (MASc) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The Space Bubble Detector Spectrometer (SBDS) consists of six bubble detectors each with a different neutron energy threshold. To characterize the spectrometer in a space-like neutron field, a series of experiments were conducted with high-energy neutrons from 6.0×105 eV to 7.50 ×108 eV at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The analysis of the obtained data provided a calibration factor to adjust the neutron sensitivity, to high-energy neutrons of the SBDS, based on its response function matrix. The results suggest that the SBDS underestimates the ambient dose equivalent in a space-like neutron field by a factor of approximately 1.55. Consequently, the readings of the spectrometer should be adjusted when used in a space radiation environment. This thesis is dedicated to studying the SBDS in a space-like neutron spectrum. It outlines a part of the results of international ground testing experimental sessions of the space instrumentation supported by the Canadian Space Agency. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1263 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Spectrometer | en |
| dc.subject | Space Bubble Detector | en |
| dc.subject | International Space Station | en |
| dc.title | Evaluation of the bubble spectrometer performance in space-like neutron fields | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |