Published July 1983 | Version v1
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An array of germanium detectors for nuclear safeguards

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Description

Our gamma-ray spectrometer system, designed for field use, offers high efficiency and high resolution for safeguards applications. The system consists of three 40% high-purity germanium detectors and a LeCroy 3500 data acquisition system that calculates a composite spectrum for the three detectors. The LeCroy 3500 mainframe can be operated remotely from the detector array with control exercised through modems and the telephone system. System performance with a mixed source of 125Sb, 154Eu, and 155Eu confirms the expected efficiency of 120% with an overall resolution that is between the resolution of the best detector and that of the worst

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Mater. Manage.
Journal Volume
12
Series
Nucl. Mater. Manage.
Journal Page Range
129-132
ISSN
0362-0034

Conference

Title
24. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management.
Dates
10-13 Jul 1983.
Place
Vail, CO (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16015356
Subject category
S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMONY 125; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; EUROPIUM 154; EUROPIUM 155; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; MOTION DETECTION SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; REMOTE CONTROL; RESOLUTION; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMONY ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; EUROPIUM ISOTOPES; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH NUCLEI; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-830709--.