Equivalence of computer codes for calculation of coincidence summing correction factors
Creators
- 1. SCK.CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (Belgium)
- 2. ENEA, Istituto Nazionale di Metrologia delle Radiazioni Ionizzanti, C. R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, I-00123 Rome (Italy)
- 3. Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium)
- 4. Universidad de Sevilla, CITIUS, Avenida Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla (Spain)
- 5. Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Division of Defence and Security, Systems and Technology, SE-164 90 Stockholm (Sweden)
- 6. Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex (France)
- 7. Slovak Institute of Metrology, Karloveská 63, 84255 Bratislava 4 (Slovakia)
- 8. Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Division of CBRN Defence and Security, SE-901 82 Umeå (Sweden)
- 9. Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest-Magurele, 405 Atomistilor Str, P.O. Box MG-11, RO-077125 (Romania)
- 10. University Rehabilitation Institute, Linhartova 51, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Description
The aim of the study was to check for equivalence of computer codes that can perform calculations of true coincidence summing correction factors. All calculations were performed for a set of well-defined detector and sample parameters, without any reference to empirical data. For a p-type detector model the application of different codes resulted in satisfactory agreement in the calculated correction factors. For high-efficiency geometries in combination with an n-type detector and a radionuclide emitting abundant X-rays the results were scattered. - Highlights: • Measured and calculated true coincidence corrections differ in recent study. • We checked for equivalence of computer codes that can perform such calculations. • Codes compared with each other for a set of well-defined detector and sample models. • Satisfactory agreement between the codes for a p-type detector model. • Large differences for an n-type detector model and X-ray emitting radionuclides
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.045Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.045;
- PII
- S0969-8043(13)00491-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 87
- Journal Page Range
- p. 336-341
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
Conference
- Title
- 19. international conference on radionuclide metrology and its applications
- Dates
- 17-21 Jun 2013
- Place
- Antwerp (Belgium)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46033243
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; CORRECTIONS; EFFICIENCY; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVALUATION; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY
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- Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.