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J. L. Stringer, R. R. Bourassa, G. J. Dau
Nuclear Technology | Volume 17 | Number 1 | January 1973 | Pages 71-78
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT73-A31256
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To evaluate the combined effects of radiation-induced conductivity and radiation-induced currents cm dc readout errors as a function of radiation and temperature, an equivalent dc circuit has been used for a coaxial cable in a reactor core. Experimentally obtained data are used in this circuit to estimate readout errors as a function of source impedance and source output voltage for radiation and temperature fields of 5 × 109 R/h and 650°C. Results indicate that in this radiation temperature environment there will be no significant errors from a voltage source with output >10 mV for a cable-sensor combination under these conditions:
It is also found that (a) radiation-induced conductivity of powdered MgO changes linearly with dose rate to at least 9 × 1010 R/h, and (b) magnitude and polarity of radiation-induced currents are independent of temperature.