Radiation Transport (coupled electron-photon transport) is used to address complex design challenges and intricate effects such as:

• Custom radiation diagnostics
• Radiation sources
• Shielding
• Space radiation effects
• Nuclear weapons effects

We have a number of in-house codes and also us the Sandia Code ITS (integrated Tiger Series), which addresses photon energies between 0.1 keV and 100 MeV. It is in this type of calculations that our in-house capabilities are of greatest utility, as in many instances we are able to solve complex radiation transport problems in a fraction of the time it takes to do so with ITS.

The figure illustrated a typical TLD TLD (Thermo-Luminescent-Detector) application, where the TLD is enclosed in an aluminum can. On the right ar the response functions of Dy (200) and Mn (400) doped TLDs. If your application covers the Dy absorption edge, you might want to stick with TLD 400.