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A method for the complete analysis of NORM building materials by γ-ray spectrometry using HPGe detectors
- Source :
- GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca, instname, GREDOS: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Salamanca (USAL), Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- A methodology including software tools for analysing NORM building materials and residues by low-level gamma-ray spectrometry has been developed. It comprises deconvolution of gamma-ray spectra using the software GALEA with focus on the natural radionuclides and Monte Carlo simulations for efficiency and true coincidence summing corrections. The methodology has been tested on a range of building materials and validated against reference materials.
- Subjects :
- Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Nuclear engineering
Monte Carlo method
Analytical chemistry
010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry
Mass spectrometry
True coincidence-summing corrections
01 natural sciences
Coincidence
Software
0103 physical sciences
22 Física
y-ray spectrum analysis
Monte Carlo simulated efficiencies
Physics
Radiation
NORM building materials
010308 nuclear & particles physics
business.industry
0104 chemical sciences
Monte Carlo simulated efficiences
Norm (mathematics)
Low-level background γ-ray spectrometry
Deconvolution
γ ray spectrometry
Hpge detector
business
Broad energy Ge detectors
Low-level background y-ray spectrometry
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09698043
- Volume :
- 134
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a5c6317a448545945e4338bfe2e2db71
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.07.045