Published October 2006
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Journal article
Application of Monte Carlo simulation to the prediction of extrapolation curves in the coincidence technique
- 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares: IPEN/CNEN-SP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, 05508-000, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- 2. Universidade Santo Amaro, UNISA, Rua Prof. Eneas da Siqueira Neto 340, 04829-300, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
Description
A technique for simulating all detection processes in a 4π(β,e,X)-γ coincidence system by means of the Monte Carlo technique is described. This procedure yields a more realistic behaviour of the extrapolation curve as compared to the usual polynomial fit. The present paper describes its application to the standardisation of a typical pure beta emitter, namely 35S, by the efficiency tracing technique, and an EC-gamma radionuclide, namely 133Ba. The calculated extrapolations were compared to experimental values obtained at the IPEN
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.019;
- PII
- S0969-8043(06)00061-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 10-11
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1186-1192
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
Conference
- Title
- 15. international conference on radionuclide metrology and its applications
- Acronym
- ICRM 2005
- Dates
- 5-9 Sep 2005
- Place
- Oxford (United Kingdom)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38025299
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BARIUM 133; COBALT 60; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EXTRAPOLATION; FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYNOMIALS; RADIATION DETECTION; STANDARDIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; BARIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALCULATION METHODS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DETECTION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUNCTIONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SIMULATION; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.