Published May 21, 2004
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Journal article
Calibration of a very large ultra-low background well-type Ge detector for environmental sample measurements in an underground laboratory
Description
A very large (903 cm3, 4.8 kg of Ge) ultra-low background well-type Ge detector has been installed in the Modane underground laboratory. This device is currently used in environmental studies, when only small samples are available and containing low levels of radioactivity. The main characteristics of the spectrometer will be presented. The calibration procedure - a mixture of experimentally measuring the photon attenuation of the sample matrix and Monte Carlo simulations using GEANT and the DECAY code - will be described
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2004.02.001;
- PII
- S0168900204002189;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 524
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 264-272
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Costa Rica
- INIS RN
- 35105617
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENT; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; LABORATORIES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOACTIVITY; SELF-ABSORPTION; SIMULATION; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
- Descriptors DEC
- ABSORPTION; CALCULATION METHODS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SORPTION; SPECTROMETERS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.