Published 1996 | Version v1
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Neutron-capture gamma ray portable source in the energy range from 1 to 1.85 MeV for calibration of detectors

Creators

  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
  • 2. Centro Tecnologico da Marinha em Sao Paulo (CTMSP), SP (Brazil)

Description

A portable prompt gamma ray source which consists of a AmBe neutron source and polyvinyl-chloride target (PVC) set in a graphite and water moderator has been used for energy and relative efficiency calibration of a HPGe semiconductor detector, in the energy range from 1 to 8.5 MeV. These gamma rays come from the 35 Cl(n,γ)36 Cl reaction on the target. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the library of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Fonte portatil de radiacao gama de captura de neutrons com energias entre 1 e 8,5 MeV para calibracao de detectores

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
4 p.

Conference

Title
6. General congress on nuclear energy
Original Conference Title
6. Congresso geral de energia nuclear
Dates
27 Oct - 1 Nov 1996
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
31030871
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM; BERYLLIUM; CALIBRATION; CAPTURE; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; MEV RANGE 01-10; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PORTABLE SOURCES; PROMPT GAMMA RADIATION; PVC
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BARYON REACTIONS; CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; GAMMA RADIATION; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; HADRON REACTIONS; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE SOURCES; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS

Optional Information

Notes
5 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.