Evaluation of lead shielding for a gamma-spectroscopy system
Date
2008
Authors
Smith, Michael
Bignell, Lindsay Jordan
Alexiev, Dimitri
Mo, L
Harrison, J
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Elsevier
Abstract
Three types of lead shielding assemblies were investigated to establish which provides the lowest background as preliminary work for determining the efficiency of a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The background continuum and peaks were examined using gamma spectroscopy with a coaxial and a planar HPGe detector. The210Pb concentration in each lead sample taken from the assemblies was quantitatively determined. A French lead sample was found to have the lowest background in this relative comparison with a210Pb concentration of 29.1±1.3 Bq kg-1. Crown
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Keywords: Concentration (process); Continuum mechanics; Gamma ray spectrometers; Particle detectors; Alpha spectrometry; High Purity Germanium (HPGe); Lead shield; Lead compounds 210Pb; Alpha spectrometry; Gamma spectrometry; Lead shield
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research: Section A
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