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Fabrication of Fiber-optics Detector for Measuring Radioactive Waste

방사성 오염도 측정을 위한 광섬유 검출기 제작

  • Received : 2015.06.30
  • Accepted : 2015.08.06
  • Published : 2015.09.30

Abstract

In this study, an optical fiber detector was constructed by using a Ce:GAGG scintillator, optical fiber, and photomultiplier. The single crystal size of the scintillator was set to $3{\times}3{\times}20mm^3$ after simulating the counting efficiency of gamma rays in the scintillator by using the MCNPX code. The constructed detector used the standard gamma ray sources $^{137}Cs$ and $^{133}Ba$ to measure radiation and analyze the spectral characteristics of gamma rays. The resulting trend curve showed excellent linearity with an R-squared value of 0.99741, and the detector characteristics were found to vary 2% or less with distance based on comparison with the MCNPX value. Furthermore, the spectroscopic analysis of the gamma ray energy from the single-ray and mixed-ray sources showed that $^{137}Cs$ had its peak energy at 662 keV, and $^{133}Ba$ had at 356 keV. It seems that if the fiber-optics detector is used, working hours and exposure of worker can be reduced.

본 연구에서는 연구에서는 Ce:GAGG 섬광체, 광섬유 그리고 광전자증배관을 이용하여 광섬유 검출기를 제작하였다. 섬광체의 단결정 크기는 MCNPX 코드를 이용하여 섬광체 깊이에 따른 감마선 계수효율을 전산모사하여 $3{\times}3{\times}20mm^3$로 설정하였다. 제작된 검출기는 표준 감마선원인 $^{137}Cs$$^{133}Ba$을 이용하여 세기의 따른 선형성 평가와 거리 변화에 따른 계수량 변화 측정을 하였다. 그 결과 추세선식 R-square 값이 0.99741로 매우 좋은 응답선형성을 보였고, 거리에 따른 검출 특성 또한 MCNPX값과 비교하였을 때 2% 이하로 좋은 검출특성을 보였다. 또한 단일선원과 혼합선원에서의 감마선 에너지 분광 결과 $^{137}Cs$은 662keV에서 그리고 $^{133}Ba$은 356keV에서 감마선 에너지 피크를 확인하였다. 광섬유 검출기를 사용한다면 작업자의 작업시간과 피폭을 줄여줄 것으로 보인다.

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