Radiation measurements inside the CDF detector

Abstract

During the last CDF experimental period from 6/88 to 6/1/89, radiation measurements were made inside the detector on or near the beampipe using various types of monitors. The purpose of the tests was to help predict the radiation levels for future electronics which must be located close to the interaction area. The results from two different types of monitors, PIN diodes and TLD's are reported in this paper. The TLD's (Harshaw/Filtrol type 700) are sensitive to x-rays, gammas, alphas, electrons, and protons. They are calibrated against a cesium source and corrected for nonlinear effects at higher radiation levels. The PIN diodes (Harshaw/Filtrol type DN-156) are sensitive only to neutrons. The devices are calibrated for 1 MeV neutrons and require correction factors for neutrons at other energy levels. All of the monitors were placed just outside of the VTPC, but still inside the CDF magnetic field. The monitors were located 68 inches from the center of the interaction region. The beam pipe is 2 inches in diameter. Therefore the closest monitoring points were on the beampipe or 1 inch from the beam. 5 figs., 2 tabs.

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