The ATLAS activation studies

ATLAS Notes

"LAHET TM/MCNP TM/CINDER90 activation calculations for the ATLAS integrated forward calorimeter concept."
L. Waters and W.B. Wilson, ATLAS note ATL-CAL-94-47, (Document in pdf)

"Induced radioactivity in the ATLAS inner detector - TRT."
S.A. Cetin and A. Romaniouk, ATLAS note ATL-INDET-2000-013 (Document in pdf)

"Estimating induced-activation of sct barrel-modules in the ATLAS radiation environment."
C. Buttar et al., ATLAS note ATL-INDET-2002-013 (Document in pdf)

"Radiation in the USA15 cavern in ATLAS."
I. Dawson and V. Hedberg, ATLAS note ATL-TECH-2004-001 (Document in pdf)

"Radiation and induced activation at high luminosity."
V. Hedberg and M. Shupe, ATLAS note ATL-TECH-2004-002 (Document in pdf)

"Estimation of Radiation Background, Impact on Detectors, Activation and Shielding Optimization in ATLAS"
S. Baranov et al., ATLAS note ATL-GEN-2005-001 (Document in pdf)

"Measurement of neutron induced activation of the SCT end-cap module."
V. Linhart et al., ATLAS note ATL-INDET-PUB-2006-002 (Document in pdf)

"Calculations of Induced Activity in the ATLAS Experiment for Nuclear Waste Zoning."
M.N. Morev, ATLAS note ATL-TECH-PUB-2007-001 (Document in pdf)

"Activation of the inner detector coolant and consequent radiological issues."
Z. Zajacova, G. Mornacchi, ATLAS note ATL-TECH-PUB-2009-002 (Document in pdf)

EDMS Notes

"Activation studies of the ATLAS detector."
M.N. Morev et al., ATC-TY-EY-0044, EDMS no. 675000, (Document page)

"Activation doserate in access scenarios to the area between the disk shield and the toroid."
M.N. Morev et al., ATC-TY-EY-0045, EDMS no. 675083, (Document page)

"Activation dose rate during access to ATLAS."
M.N. Morev, ATC-TY-EY-0046, EDMS no. 675089, (Document page)

"Activation doserate in the access region inside the small muon wheel."
M.N. Morev, ATC-TY-EY-0048, EDMS no. 675093, (Document page)

"Dose rates due to activation of the ATLAS beampipe."
M.N. Morev, ATC-TY-EY-0058, EDMS no. 736169, (Document page)

"Activation dose rate during access to the inner detector."
M.N. Morev, ATC-TY-EY-0059, EDMS no. 736245, (Document page)

"Induced radioactivity around the beampipe in the ATLAS experiment."
V. Hedberg, ATC-TY-EY-0060, EDMS no. 736314, (Document page)

"Induced radioactivity around the ATLAS experiement - an update."
V. Hedberg, ATC-TY-EY-0061, EDMS no. 736317, (Document page)

"Activation of Argon."
M.N. Morev, ATC-TY-EY-0062, EDMS no. 736321, (Document page)

"Access to ATLAS."
V. Hedberg, ATC-TY-EY-0063, EDMS no. 736334, (Document page)

"Activation and activation-retention in a liquid argon calorimeter."
R. Hackenburg, ATL-A-TR-0003, EDMS no. 500374, (Document page)

"Radiological Control of Material from the ATLAS Experimental Cavern."
O. Beltramello, V. Hedberg and G. Mornacchi, ATC-TY-EY-0086, EDMS no. 867882. (Document page)

"Activation Study of the ATLAS Liquid Argon End-Cap Calorimeter."
M. Morev, V. Hedberg, A. Falou, C. Fabre, ATL-AE-ER-0007, EDMS no. 871409, (Document page)

"Activation of the air in the ATLAS cavern."
Z. Zajacova, ATC-TY-EY-0098, EDMS no. 900987, (Document page)

"Radiation Activation Monitoring."
N. Dixon, ATL-IT-OP-0007, EDMS no. 941189, (Document page)

"Final report of the activation study for the ATLAS Liquid Argon End-Cap Cryostat."
M. Morev, ATL-AE-ER-0010, EDMS no. 9988887, (Document page)

Radioprotection Notes

"Radiation studies in the collimator regions of the ATLAS experimental area."
I. Dawson and G.R. Stevenson, CERN/TIS-RP/IR/98-01. (file in ps-format)

"Simulations of liquid argon accident scenarios in the ATLAS experimental cavern."
F. Balda and M. Vadon, CERN-TIS/2000-009/GS. (file in pdf-format)

"Simulations of liquid argon spills in the ATLAS cavern."
B. Perea Solano, CERN-TIS/2001-03/GS. (file in pdf-format)

"Work approach for Establishing the Nuclide Inventory for CERN Radioactive Waste."
S. Mayer, S. Roesler, L. Ulrici, EDMS no. 495494, (Document page)

"Effective dose to members of the public from an accidental release of the liquid argon from the ATLAS Calorimeter."
V. Hedberg et al., CERN-SC-2005-057-RP-TN, EDMS no. 608743. (Document page)

"Effective dose to members of the public from an accidental release of the Am-241 and Bi-207 sources of the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter."
V. Hedberg et al., CERN-SC-2005-074-RP-TN, EDMS no. 640314. (Document page)

"The release of radioactive isotopes in the event of a catastrophic leak from the liquid argon calorimeters in ATLAS."
V. Hedberg, CERN-SC-2005-080-RP-TN, EDMS no. 656509. (Document page)

"General procedure for the establishment of the waste study for the LHC experiments."
L. Ulrici, CERN-SC-2005-085-RP-TN, EDMS no. 678189. (Document page)

"Radiological considerations for the release of argon from the ATLAS LAr Calorimeter."
V. Hedberg et al., CERN-SC-2005-107-RP-TN, EDMS no. 700949. (Document page)

"Radioactive waste study of the ATLAS detector."
V. Hedberg et al., CERN-SC-2005-141-RP-TN, EDMS no. 735697. (Document page)

"The comparison of the predicted activities of P-32 and P-33 in the liquid argon of the ATLAS End Cap Calorimeter calculated with two different cross-section sets."
V. Hedberg et al., CERN-SC-2006-010-RP-TN, EDMS no. 751498. (Document page)

"Activation and radiological impact of air in the ATLAS cavern."
V. Hedberg, M. Silari and Z. Zajacova, CERN-SC-2008-062-RP-TN, EDMS no. 934041. (Document page)

Other Notes and Papers

"Shielding for the ATLAS experimental region."
Ferrari, Potter, and Rollet, LHC project note 6. (file in pdf-format)

"Radiation calculations for the ATLAS detector and experimental hall."
Ferrari, Potter, Rollet and Sala, CERN-EST-96-001. (file in pdf-format)

"Attenuation of radiation in the access labyrinths and service ducts between the ATLAS experimental and service caverns."
Stevenson, Potter and Rollet, CERN-EST-LEA/99-02. (file in pdf-format)

"Simulations of liquid argon accidents in the ATLAS cavern."
M. Vadon, B. Perea Solano and F. Balda. (file in pdf-format)

"Estimating induced-activation of SCT barrel-module."
C.M. Buttar et al., CERN 2001-005, (file in pdf)

"Radioactivation of silicon tracker modules in high-luminosity hadron collider radiation environments."
I. Dawson et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., A 515 (2003) 422-438, (Document page)

"Predicting the radiation environment at high-luminosity hadron-collider experiments."
I. Dawson et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., A 510 (2003) 219-232, (Document page)

"The induced radioactivity in the forward shielding and semiconductor tracker of the ATLAS detector."
I. Bedajanek et al., Submitted to the Tenth Int. Conf. on Radiation Shielding (ICRS-10) and the Thirteen Topical Meeting on Radiation Protection and Shielding (RPS-2004), Funchal, Portugal, May 2004. (file in pdf-format)

"Activation of liquid argon in the ATLAS calorimeter by high energy hadrons."
V. Hedberg, M.N. Morev, M. Silari and Z. Zajacova, Submitted to the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding, Pine Mountain, USA, April 2008. (file in word-format)

"Predicting induced radioactivity in a large high-energy physics apparatus: The example of the ATLAS experiment."
V. Hedberg, M. Magistris, M.N. Morev, M. Silari and Z. Zajacova, Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., A 592 (2008) 230-246. (file in pdf-format)

"Assessment of radiological risks at the ATLAS experiment."
Z. Zajacova, PhD Dissertation (file in pdf-format)

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