Version 1.1

Features on recent update:
- new override option for average alpha particle energies
- Save button now lets the user change the suggested file name and choose the desired directory 
- Now available on Mac OS and GNU/Linux

Note: GUI varies with operating system but back-end is the same for all versions.

Windows:
- Make sure figures are kept in the same directory as the executable otherwise it won’t start up.
- Can use shortcut to pin to Desktop.

Mac OS:
- All required data to run is fully enclosed into one app so no need to worry about directory issues.
- Easily transferred to the desktop without enclosing folder.

GNU/Linux: 
- Make sure figures are kept in the same directory as the executable otherwise it won’t start up.

About: 
The Alpha Dose Rate Calculator (ADRC) is a mathematical model utilising data from the Projected Range Algorithm (PRAL) from the Stopping Ranges of Ions in Matter (SRIM) software (Ziegler & Biersack 2003), to calculate dose rates from a variety of geometries, activities and energies through water. The current working version is for UO2 and water only but is currently being developed for a multitude of radionuclide contains materials and surrounding environments. For more information regarding the underlying physics please refer to the referenced article below.

Reference:
A complete technical report is currently being written. For the time being, If you are using publishing results from this software please reference the following article

- A. Siberry, D. Hambley, A. Adamska, R. Springell, “A mathematical model to describe the alpha dose rate from a uo2 surface”, Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2020) preprint 



User guide:

Isotopes:
- Ensure you have logged every isotope before running, the model can currently take an array of 100 isotope-activity combinations for a single simulation.

Crack simulation:
- Ensure you tick the white tick-box next to the slider to tell the simulation to run for the desired crack width.


Get in touch about any bugs or developments you would like to see.

Angus Siberry

Email: as14659@bristol.ac.uk
