Evaluation of the Efficiency of Gamma Spectrometers for Analyzing Environmental Samples with Unknown Elemental Composition

A method was proposed to transfer the efficiency of gamma-ray spectrometers calibrated with a standard water source to suit other samples. In our method, it is not important to know the concentration of the major elements of the sample to be measured. This gives a special importance to our method fo...

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Published in:Nuclear technology 2006-03, Vol.153 (3), p.360-364
Main Authors: Mohamed, Nader M. A., Mandour, M. Abou, Shaat, M. K., Badawi, Alya A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary-particle and nuclear physics
Nuclear physics
Physics
Spectrometers and spectroscopic techniques
X- and γ-ray spectroscopy
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Summary:A method was proposed to transfer the efficiency of gamma-ray spectrometers calibrated with a standard water source to suit other samples. In our method, it is not important to know the concentration of the major elements of the sample to be measured. This gives a special importance to our method for low-energy photon detection where the self-absorption is strongly material dependent.
ISSN:0029-5450
1943-7471
DOI:10.13182/NT06-A3713