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Table 1

Physical (ϕ), operational dosimetric (H˙*(10)), and radiation (E¯, h*) quantities of different neutron reference fields available in Vietnam for calibrations of neutron meters.

Source Quantity Source-to-detector distance (cm)

100 150 200 250
241Am-Be ɸ(cm−2.s−1) 104.4 46.4 26.1 16.7
241Am-Be (15PE) 120.5 67.4 49.6 42.2
241Am-Be (20PE) 101.7 57.1 43.4 37.0
241Am-Be (25PE) 90.7 53.6 37.2 30.0
241Am-Be (30PE) 69.0 40.0 29.4 25.3
241Am-Be (35PE) 56.5 33.0 23.3 19.7
239Pu-Be 41.3 23.7 18.0 15.0
241Am-Be H˙*(10)(μSv.h-1) 147.0 65.3 36.7 23.5
241Am-Be (15PE)   99.6 52.5 33.3 25.4
241Am-Be (20PE) 82.8 40.5 26.8 20.4
241Am-Be (25PE)   68.1 34.1 21.0 15.8
241Am-Be (30PE)   51.8 25.8 17.4 12.6
241Am-Be (35PE)   38.9 20.4 13.0 9.5
239Pu-Be   44.9 21.8 15.1 11.2
 241Am-Be E¯(MeV) 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16
241Am-Be (15PE)   1.67 1.57 1.36 1.13
241Am-Be (20PE)   1.59 1.21 1.08 0.96
241Am-Be (25PE) 1.74 1.41 1.01 0.90
241Am-Be (30PE)   1.63 1.18 1.14 0.92
241Am-Be (35PE)   1.30 1.28 1.06 0.83
239Pu-Be   2.94 1.97 1.70 1.27
241Am-Be h*(pSv.cm2) 391 391 391 391
241Am-Be (15PE)   230 216 187 167
241Am-Be (20PE)   226 197 171 153
241Am-Be (25PE) 209 176 157 147
241Am-Be (30PE)   208 179 164 138
241Am-Be (35PE)   191 172 155 134
239Pu-Be   302 256 233 207

Notation:
241Am-Be: the ISO-8529 neutron reference field of the direct component;
241Am-Be (15PE): understood as the ISO-12789 simulated workplace neutron field, moderated by a polyethylene sphere with a diameter of 15 cm;
239Pu-Be: ISO-12789 neutron reference field of the total component

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