Abstract
This work represents a development in fast-neutron dosimetry, using sodium borate glasses containing 0.5 g V sub(2)O sub(5) in which radiation damage was registered. The electrical resistivities, activation energies, and induced light absorption bands of the samples were studied after different exposures to either fast neutrons and/or gamma rays. The results show that irradiating the samples with gamma doses up to 5 kGy did not cause any measurable changes in either electrical conductivities or light absorption spectra. Neutron exposure for fluences in the range 10 super(9)-10 super(11) n cm super(-2) caused measurable variations in the electrical resistivities, activation energies and light absorption.