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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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Experimental technique for efficiency transfer along different geometries and volumes

  • Haddad, Kh (Protection & Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission) ;
  • AL-Homyed, A. (Protection & Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission)
  • Received : 2019.12.05
  • Accepted : 2020.07.13
  • Published : 2021.02.25
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Abstract

Efficiency calibration is a fundamental procedure in gamma spectrometric measurement. Experimental technique for efficiency calibration transfer in gamma spectrometer along different geometries and volumes has been developed and validated in this work. The developed technique offers simple and easy procedures to overcome several problems encountered in efficiency calibration of gamma spectrometer such as rate-related correction and different sample volumes. The validation shows that application of the developed technique has a precision of 95%.

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The author would like to thank Prof. I. Othman, the Director General of the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, for the support.

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