Design of simulated-gas calibration source and self-attenuation correction methods for radioactive noble gas measurement with HPGe detector

In this study, to achieve accurate measurement of radioactive noble gas and enhance the precision of efficiency calibration, a relatively low-cost and low-density simulated-gas calibration source (SGCS) was produced from polyurethane foam with a density of ρ = 0.098 g cm-3. Using SGCS with a Marinelli beaker geometry, the efficiency calibration was applied to a BE5030, 50.5% relative efficiency HPGe detector in an energy range of 59.54 keV∼1836.06 keV. Then, taking the 81 keV gamma-ray emitted by 133Xe as an example, due to the density difference between the SGCS and the 133Xe gas sample, it is necessary to correct for self-attenuation effects. Therefore, a semi-empirical function for self-attenuation correction was established by using LabSOCS software and XCOM. Upon validation, the relative deviation of efficiency calibration values between the SGCS and the LabSOCS of 133Xe under the density of 0.001 g cm-3 to 0.01 g cm-3 was about 3%. After using the self-attenuation correction method established in this study, the results verified a good consistency of the efficiency calculated by SGCS and LabSOCS software.PMID:38422940 | DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111248

Source: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - February 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Shuo Wang Fei Tuo Xiang-Ping Qiu Yang Xiao Jun-Cheng Liang Source Type: research