Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 010701(2025)

Development of a method for measuring low energy electron beam irradiation parameters by calorimetry and step stacking

Rui LUO*, Yuhe ZHANG, and Naqing MAO
Author Affiliations
  • National Key Laboratory for Metrology and Calibration Techniques, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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    Schematic diagram of low energy electron energy measurement
    Calorimeter structure
    Dose distribution of CTA film measurement with length, dotted line indicates the background baseline of the film dosimeter, red line indicates the number of Mylar film layers (color online)
    Simulation of energy deposition of electron beam in graphite material (density is 1.77 g/cm3). The generated electrons penetrate the 10 μm titanium window, 5 cm air, and Mylar film for complete energy deposition
    Relationship between absorbed dose and reciprocal of the moving speed (a), and beam intensity (b)
    Comparison of specific heat value of graphite before and after irradiation
    Temperature change curve with time before and after irradiation
    • Table 1. Electron range for the energy from 100 keV to 300 keV

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      Table 1. Electron range for the energy from 100 keV to 300 keV

      电子束能量 / keV

      Electron beam energy

      质量阻止本领 / (MeV·cm2·g-1)

      Mass stopping power

      CSDA射程 / (g·cm-2)

      CSDA range

      石墨吸收体中射程 / mm

      Range in graphite absorber

      1003.680.0160.073
      1303.210.0230.106
      1502.890.0320.143
      1802.660.0410.184
      2002.490.0500.228
      2502.250.0720.325
      3002.090.0950.430
    • Table 2. Comparison of measurement results between calorimeter and alanine dosimeter under the same condition

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      Table 2. Comparison of measurement results between calorimeter and alanine dosimeter under the same condition

      测量器具

      Measuring instrument

      吸收剂量 / kGy

      Absorbed dose

      测量不确定度 / kGy

      Uncertainty

      量热计装置Calorimeter18.82.07
      丙氨酸剂量计Alanine dosimeter19.20.93
    • Table 3. Uncertainty evaluation of 140 keV electron beam irradiation absorbed dose measurement

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      Table 3. Uncertainty evaluation of 140 keV electron beam irradiation absorbed dose measurement

      不确定度来源

      Sources of uncertainty

      类型

      Type

      相对标准不确定度 / %

      Relative standard uncertainty

      特征比热容

      Heat capacity

      石墨成分 Graphite compositionB0.10
      石墨比热测量 Graphite specific heat measurementB0.64
      温度对比热影响 Effect of temperature on specific heatB0.37

      温升

      Temperature rising

      电阻特征曲线校准 Thermistor calibrationB0.52
      电阻测量 Thermistor measurementB0.02
      热损失修正 Heat loss correctionB4.43
      试验装置稳定性 The stabilityB1.12
      测量重复性 Measurement repeatabilityA1.86
      合成标准不确定度(uc)Combined standard uncertainty (uc)5.1
      扩展不确定度(U)(k=2)Extended uncertainty (U)(k=2)11
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    Rui LUO, Yuhe ZHANG, Naqing MAO. Development of a method for measuring low energy electron beam irradiation parameters by calorimetry and step stacking[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2025, 43(1): 010701

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    Paper Information

    Category: RADIATION INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

    Received: May. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: LUO Rui (luorui@cnncmail.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2024-0045

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