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Persistent URL	http://purl.org/net/epubs/work/36879
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Record Id	36879
Title	Radiological characterisation of photon radiation from ultra-high-intensity laser-plasma and nuclear interactions
Contributors	RJ Clarke (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab., and Strathclyde Univ.), D Neely (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), RD Edwards, PNM Wright (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), KWD Ledingham, R Heathcote (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), P McKenna (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab., and Strathclyde Univ.), CN Danson (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), PA Brummitt (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), JL Collier (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), PE Hatton (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), SJ Hawkes (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), C Hernandez-Gomez (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), P Holligan (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), MHR Hutchinson (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), AK Kidd (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), WJ Lester (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), DR Neville (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), PA Norreys (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), DA Pepler (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), TB Winstone (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), RWW Wyatt (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), BE Wyborn (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab.)
Abstract	With the increasing number of multi-terawatt (10(12) W) and petawatt (10(15) W) laser interaction facilities being built, the need for a detailed understanding of the potential radiological hazards is required and their impact on personnel is of major concern. Experiments at a number of facilities are being undertaken to achieve this aim. This paper describes the recent work completed on the Vulcan petawatt laser system at the CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, where photon doses of up to 43 mSv at 1 m per shot have been measured during commissioning studies. It also overviews the shielding in place on the facility in order to comply with the Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 (IRR99), maintaining a dose to personnel of less than 1 mSv yr(-1) and as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
Organisation	CCLRC , CLF , CLF-HPL , CLF-VULCAN
Keywords	CLF 2006-2007
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Language	English (EN)

Type	Details	URI(s)	Local file(s)	Year
Journal Article	Journal of Radiological Protection 26, no. 3 (2006): 277-286.	doi:10.1088/0952-4746/26/3/002		2006