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The energies of these neutrons can reach several hundreds of MeV. Fluorescent nuclear track detectors (FNTDs) offer a promising solution for dosimetry of fast and high\u2010energy neutrons, particularly given their low linear energy transfer in water (LET) detection\u00a0threshold.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study presents an experimental FNTD sensitivity analysis in six fast mono\u2010energetic neutron fields, comparing the response to poly allyl diglycol carbonate (PADC) neutron detectors, and investigates the feasibility of estimating ambient dose equivalent for neutrons, (10). Moreover, it investigates the impact of converter thickness on the detector signal for both fast and high\u2010energy neutrons and analyzes the resulting differences in\u00a0signal.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>FNTDs and PADCs were exposed to mono\u2010energetic neutron fields with energies of 1.2 MeV, 2.5 MeV, 5 MeV, 6.5 MeV, 14.8 MeV, and 19\u00a0MeV and evaluated based on the track density. The (10) values for FNTDs were determined by applying energy calibration factors, , which were determined through Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The benchmarked MC model is employed to investigate the sensitivity of FNTDs to high\u2010energy neutrons up to 200\u00a0MeV for various polyethylene (PE) converter thicknesses and to analyze the detector signal, including the particle type and the recoil proton\u00a0LET.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The sensitivity values revealed an energy dependence for FNTDs, with variations by a factor of up to 23, whereas PADC detectors showed a smaller variation, ranging from 3 to 12. Accurate (10) estimation can be achieved employing MC\u2010derived  factors, with deviations not exceeding . The sensitivity values increased almost continuously up to  for PE converter thicknesses above , whereas plateaued for thinner PE converters above 10 MeV to 15\u00a0MeV. For neutrons above , the generated fragments are deuterons, tritons and , which constitutes up to  or more of the total fluence in a  neutron field. The recoil proton LET dropped from approximately  to nearly one order of magnitude less between 1.2 MeV and 19\u00a0MeV, with an average LET of approximately  at .<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study compares FNTD and PADC detector sensitivities, demonstrating a notable energy and converter thickness dependence for FNTDs, which is essential for precise dosimetry. Accurate (10) values for fast mono\u2010energetic neutrons up to  were determined utilizing MC simulations. 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