Installation and calibration of a gamma spectrometer with Nal(T1) detector
Creators
- 1. Reactor and Neutron Physics, Department. Reactors Division, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)
Description
A gamma-ray spectrometer with Nal (T1) detector is installed and calibrated to be used for different measurements where the gamma flux and energy distributions have to be known. The gamma-spectrometer has been calibrated using gamma-rays of different energies from standard sources of 60Co, 137Cs and 22Na and activated foils of 116Inm and 198Au. These sources were used to determine the spectrometer linearity and energy resolution as a function of gamma energy. The standard sources of 60Co, 137Cs and 22Na were also to check the spectrometer energy scaling. The obtained results show that the installed gamma-spectrometer has the main features and characteristics for gamma spectroscopy with are required for many applications where the spectrometer efficiency is of prime importance and the energy resolution is the second
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
- Journal Volume
- 38
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 187-197
- CODEN
- AJNADV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Egypt
- Country of Input or Organization
- Egypt
- INIS RN
- 36021631
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTIVATED CARBON; CALIBRATION; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; ENERGY RESOLUTION; FOILS; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD 198; INDIUM 116; INSTALLATION; NAI DETECTORS; SODIUM 22
- Descriptors DEC
- ADSORBENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; GOLD ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM ISOTOPES; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES