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A new type of neutron monitor with extended energy range, called NECH, was recently put on the market. Its nominal properties are highly attractive for radiation protection around nuclear or particle accelerator facilities: it responds up to GeV with H*(10)-like curve, it is nearly isotropic, and its sensitivity is nearly double with respect to common commercial devices. The NECH was tested at the reference neutron fields available at ENEA FNG Frascati: 2.5 and 14 MeV monoenergetic fields plus an 241Am-B source. In addition, the new device was compared with a calibrated commercial instrument in a few monitoring points around the Frascati Neutron Generator. This communication describes the NECH instrument and the results of this experimental campaign.
| Scientific Topic 4 | Shielding and dosimetry |
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