New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector

The corrections for true-coincidence effects in HpGe detector are important, especially at low source-todetector distances. This work established an approach to calculate the true-coincidence effects experimentally for HpGe detectors of type Canberra GC3018 and Ortec GEM25-76-XLB-C, which are in o...

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Main Authors: Alnour, I.A., Wagiran, H., Ibrahim, N., Hamzah, S., Siong, W.B., Elias, M.S.
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Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016
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author Alnour, I.A.
Wagiran, H.
Ibrahim, N.
Hamzah, S.
Siong, W.B.
Elias, M.S.
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Wagiran, H.
Ibrahim, N.
Hamzah, S.
Siong, W.B.
Elias, M.S.
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description The corrections for true-coincidence effects in HpGe detector are important, especially at low source-todetector distances. This work established an approach to calculate the true-coincidence effects experimentally for HpGe detectors of type Canberra GC3018 and Ortec GEM25-76-XLB-C, which are in operation at neutron activation analysis lab in Malaysian Nuclear Agency (NM). The correction for true-coincidence effects was performed close to detector at distances 2 and 5 cm using 57Co, 60Co, 133Ba and 137Cs as standard point sources. The correction factors were ranged between 0.93-1.10 at 2 cm and 0.97-1.00 at 5 cm for Canberra HpGe detector; whereas for Ortec HpGe detector ranged between 0.92-1.13 and 0.95-100 at 2 and 5 cm respectively. The change in efficiency calibration curve of the detector at 2 and 5 cm after correction was found to be less than 1%. Moreover, the polynomial parameters functions were simulated through a computer program, MATLAB in order to find an accurate fit to the experimental data points.
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spelling unimas-130062017-02-22T08:02:27Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13006/ New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector Alnour, I.A. Wagiran, H. Ibrahim, N. Hamzah, S. Siong, W.B. Elias, M.S. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The corrections for true-coincidence effects in HpGe detector are important, especially at low source-todetector distances. This work established an approach to calculate the true-coincidence effects experimentally for HpGe detectors of type Canberra GC3018 and Ortec GEM25-76-XLB-C, which are in operation at neutron activation analysis lab in Malaysian Nuclear Agency (NM). The correction for true-coincidence effects was performed close to detector at distances 2 and 5 cm using 57Co, 60Co, 133Ba and 137Cs as standard point sources. The correction factors were ranged between 0.93-1.10 at 2 cm and 0.97-1.00 at 5 cm for Canberra HpGe detector; whereas for Ortec HpGe detector ranged between 0.92-1.13 and 0.95-100 at 2 and 5 cm respectively. The change in efficiency calibration curve of the detector at 2 and 5 cm after correction was found to be less than 1%. Moreover, the polynomial parameters functions were simulated through a computer program, MATLAB in order to find an accurate fit to the experimental data points. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13006/1/New%20Approach%20To%20Calculate%20The%20True-coincidence%20Effect%20Of%20HpGe%20Detector%20%28abstract%29.pdf Alnour, I.A. and Wagiran, H. and Ibrahim, N. and Hamzah, S. and Siong, W.B. and Elias, M.S. (2016) New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector. International Nuclear Science, Technology And Engineering Conference 2015 (Inustec2015), 1704. ISSN 0094243X http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4940074
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Alnour, I.A.
Wagiran, H.
Ibrahim, N.
Hamzah, S.
Siong, W.B.
Elias, M.S.
New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title_full New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title_fullStr New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title_full_unstemmed New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title_short New approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of HpGe detector
title_sort new approach to calculate the true-coincidence effect of hpge detector
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13006/1/New%20Approach%20To%20Calculate%20The%20True-coincidence%20Effect%20Of%20HpGe%20Detector%20%28abstract%29.pdf