Guoqiang ZENG, Zhu ZHU, Liangquan GE, et al. Efficiency calibration of HPGe detector used in water γ radioactivity measurement[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2017, 40(12): 120402
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Guoqiang ZENG, Zhu ZHU, Liangquan GE, et al. Efficiency calibration of HPGe detector used in water γ radioactivity measurement[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2017, 40(12): 120402 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2017.hjs.40.120402.
Efficiency calibration of HPGe detector used in water γ radioactivity measurement
To obtain the activity of nuclide in the radioactive measurement of water
it is necessary to know the detection efficiency of nuclide which may be influenced by many factors.
Purpose
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It is of great practical significance to carry out the efficiency scale of high purity germanium detection device. The high purity germanium detection device selected is based on a real-time on-line monitoring system for the radioactivity of water bodies.
Methods
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The water samples in the monitored waters were sampled into the low-lead lead rooms
and the radionuclides in water were detected by high purity germanium detectors. The
40
K liquid source with a specific activity was prepared using KCl. The γ spectrum was measured and the detection efficiency of
40
K was calculated. At the same time
the whole water body monitoring system was modeled and calculated according to the specific parameters given by the manufacturers. The energy efficiency of the γ ray in the range of 59.5-2 614.7 keV was simulated and the efficiency curve was obtained.
Results
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The deviation of detection efficiency of
40
K is found to be 0.018% between the simulation and experimental results.
Conclusion
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The results verify the feasibility and accuracy of Monte Carlo method in simulating the efficiency scale of high purity germanium detection devices.
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