A study on the applicability of solid state, real-time dosimeters to the CMS experiment at the large hadron collider

MOSFET dosimeters have been exposed to a large range of radiation fields: 192 MeV positive pions, 500 MeV electrons, 23 GeV protons and a wide energy-spectrum of neutrons. This is the first time that pion dosimetry with MOSFETs is presented. The response curves of the devices are given, together with an evaluation of their dynamic range, showing that these dosimeters can be successfully used to monitor radiation fields up to very high doses and fluences. In the 500 MeV electron beam, an irradiation of p(+)/n/n(+) diodes together with MOSFETs was also performed. The results of this irradiation show that both types of dosimeters can be used in CMS to monitor in real time the radiation environment. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.