Published March 2013 | Version v1
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Energy calibration for LaBr3(Ce) scintillator detector in the region of 1-10 MeV

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China)
  • 2. College of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu (China)

Description

Background: LaBr3(Ce) detector has played an important role in detecting explosive, contraband and landmine because of its high y detection efficiency and good energy resolution etc. Purpose: To calibrate detector in wide energy region. Methods: The gamma spectra of NH4Cl and C3H6N6 induced by 252Cf neutron source were measured. Results: Comparing their gamma spectra, characteristic gamma lines can be located and the energy calibration curve was obtained. Conclusions: Radio nuclides can be identified by the calibration curve fitted with quadratic or cubic polynomial. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
0253-3219

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
47057341
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
AMMONIUM CHLORIDES; CALIBRATION; CALIFORNIUM 252; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DETECTION; DIAGRAMS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; EXPLOSIVES; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA SPECTRA; LANTHANUM BROMIDES; MELAMINE; MEV RANGE 01-10; NEUTRON SOURCES; POLYNOMIALS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AMMONIUM HALIDES; AZINES; BROMIDES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DETECTION; ENERGY RANGE; EVALUATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FUNCTIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM HALIDES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RESOLUTION; SPECTRA; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; TRIAZINES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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3 figs., 4 tabs., 6 refs., 030204-1-030204-4