• 제목/요약/키워드: Scintillation detectors

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$^{133}Ba$ 용액의 방사능 절대측정의 국제비교 (International Comparison of Absolute Activity Measurement of $^{133}Ba$ Solution)

  • 박태순;오필제;황선태
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.130-136
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    • 1985
  • 전자포획 핵종인 $^{133}Ba$ 용액의 방사능 측정이 ${\beta}-{\gamma}$ 동시계수 방법에 의하여 수행되었다. $4{\pi}$ 비례계수기와 두개의 NaI(Tl) 섬광검출기를 사용하여 베타, 감마 및 동시계수 채널에서 계수율을 측정하였다. 효율외삽법으로 산출된 용액의 비 방사능은 기준시간(1984년 3월 15일 0시, UT)에 대하여 $(1151.01{\pm})2.99)\;kBq{\cdot}g^{-1}$이었다. 국제도량형국이 주관한 방사능 측정의 국제비교에 의하면, 이 결과는 그 비교에서 얻어진 평균값에 대하여 약 0.84%의 차이를 나타냈다.

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방사성동위원소를 이용한 정유설비 내 촉매유동 특성 및 수직밀도 분포 측정 (Measurement of the Flow Characteristics and Vertical Density Profile of Catalyst in RFCCU by Radioisotope)

  • 문진호;김종범;박장근;정성희
    • 방사선산업학회지
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.317-323
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    • 2011
  • Radioisotopes have been widely used throughout industry to optimize processes, solve problems and improve product quality. A gamma scanning technique using radiation via sealed source (Co-60) was carried out in order to investigate vertical density profile of catalyst regenerator of RFCCU. Also through the radiotracer experiments, the flow characteristics of catalyst was measured. The catalyst samples were irradiated with neutron in HANARO reactor to produce lanthanum-140 to be used as radiotracer for tracing the catalyst itself in catalyst regenerator of RFCCU. The radiotracer was monitored around the catalyst regenerator using collimated NaI scintillation detectors. The results of the experiments were used to diagnose the performance of the RFCCU.

A Fast Neutron Time-of-Flight Spectrometer with High Resolution

  • Cho, Mann
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.116-131
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    • 1972
  • Li$^{7}$ (p, n) Be$^{7}$ 원자핵반응에서 Li target의 두께와 입사양자의 에너지를 적절히 선정하므로써 1-n sec 파동 Van de Graaff 가속도로부터 keV 영역에서의 연속중성자spectrum을 발생시키고 92% 농축된 5mm 두께의 $B^{10}$ 판과 4개의 4"$\times$3" NaI (T1) 발광체로 이루어진 속중성자검출기를 이용 속중성자 비행시간법에 의한 중성자spectrometer 를 제작하였다. 장치의 에너지 분해능은 50 keV에서 0.3%보다 양호하며 신호대잡음비도 개량되었다. 이를 이용하여 몇가지 분석된 단일동위원소의 전단면적을 측정하고 R-matrix 전자계산 code로 분석하였다. 각 공명에 따르는 스핀식와 공명인수들을 찾아내었다.

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Neutron spectroscopy using pure LaCl3 crystal and the dependence of pulse shape discrimination on Ce-doped concentrations

  • Vuong, Phan Quoc;Kim, Hongjoo;Luan, Nguyen Thanh;Kim, Sunghwan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권11호
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    • pp.3784-3789
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    • 2021
  • We report a simple technique for direct neutron spectroscopy using pure LaCl3 crystals. Pure LaCl3 crystals exhibit considerably better pulse shape discrimination (PSD) capabilities with relatively good energy resolution as compared with Ce-doped LaCl3 crystals. Single crystals of pure and Ce-doped LaCl3 were grown using an inhouse-developed Bridgman furnace. PSD capabilities of these crystals were investigated using 241Am and 137Cs sources. Fast neutron detection was tested using a252Cf source and three separate bands corresponding to electron, proton, and alpha were observed. The proton band induced by the 35Cl(n,p)35S reaction can be used for direct neutron spectroscopy because proton energy is proportional to incident neutron energy. Owing to good scintillation performance and excellent PSD capabilities, pure LaCl3 is a promising candidate for space detectors and other applications that necessitate gamma/fast neutron discrimination capability.

Portable multi-channel analyzer for embedded gamma radiation in an ARM Cortex-M7 MCU

  • Angel Garcia-Durana;Antonio Baltazar-Raigosa;Carina Oliva Torres-Cortes;Claudia Angelica Marquez-Mata
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제56권5호
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    • pp.1836-1844
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    • 2024
  • The use of digital systems in radiation science has been increased last years in the different knowledge areas, as a detectors, spectrometry, spectroscopy, simulation, etc. This manuscript presents the design and implementation of a low-cost, fully portable multi-channel analyzer for nuclear spectrometry (in situ). The development is based on a 32-bit microcontroller with ARM Cortex-M7, this design is able to digitize and analyze pulses from a radiation detector without the need to transform the input signal with some filter, obtains the maximum height of each of the digitized pulses, segmenting the information into channels to form a histogram and visualizing the LCD screen incorporated in the system. A continuous digitization methodology was used, which is in charge of the DMA and an ADC with a resolution of 12 bits at a speed of 3.6 MSPS. The system has a compact design and can open and save spectra in an SD memory built into the system. The MCA in MCU was tested with a NaI(Tl) Scintillation radiation detector, which allowed us to determine that the spectra obtained are similar compared to commercial MCA's. The results obtained show that the MCA in MCU is efficient for nuclear spectrometry, in addition to being very economical and low power consumption.

기체전자증폭기를 이용한 X-선 영상획득실험에 관한 연구 (A Study for The X-ray Image Acquisition Experiment Using by Gas Electron Multipliers)

  • 강상묵;한상효;조효성;남상희
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.83-89
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    • 2003
  • 기체전자증폭기는 기존의 기체검출기의 표류공간에 위치하여 표류전기장을 매우 짧은 거리에 걸쳐 전자사태가 가능한 세기(〉 $10^4$ V/cm) 이상으로 압축함으로써 기체이득을 향상시키는 개념적으로 간단한 기구이다 이 기구는 양면이 금속(구리)으로 얇게 코팅된 수십 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 두께의 절연성 foil에 화학적 에칭이나 고출력 레이저빔 천공방법을 이용하여 직경 100 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이하의 미소 hole들을 100-200 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 간격으로 균일하게 뚫어 놓은 구조로 되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 실험조건에서 기체전자증폭기의 동작특성을 조사하였으며 또한 기체전자증폭기의 섬광특성을 이용하여 표준 CCD 카메라와 결합하여 X-선 영상을 획득함으로써 디지털 X-선 영상센서로서의 가능성을 제시하였다.

46-MeV 전자선형가속기의 TOF 방법을 이용한 탄탈의 중성자 공명 에너지 분석에 관한 연구 (A Study on Neutron Resonance Energy of Tantalum by 46-MeV Electron Linac TOF Method)

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    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.245-249
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    • 2013
  • 천연 탄탈의 중성자포획에 의한 공명에너지를 측정하기 위하여 교토대학의 원자로연구소의 46-MeV 전자선형가속기의 광핵반응에서 발생하는 중성자를 이용하였다. 중성자포획에서 발생되는 즉발감마선을 BGO($Bi_4Ge_3O_{12}$)섬광검출장치로 측정하였다. 검출장치는 탄탈 시료에서 발생되는 즉발감마선을 기하학적으로 모두 측정하도록 만들어져 있으며 측정되어진 전기적 신호를 탄탈의 중성자 공명에너지 동정하는 스펙트럼구성에 사용하였다. 연구에서 사용되어진 중성자의 에너지는 1 ~ 200 eV 영역에 대하여 각각의 공명에너지를 분석하였다. 중성자에너지 측정은 중성자 비행시간법(TOF: Time-of-Flight)을 통하여 측정하였다. 광핵반응을 통한 중성자발생에서는 고에너지영역에서 강한 제동복사선이 발생하므로 수 keV영역 이하 영역의 중성자에너지에 대해서만 중성자공명을 측정하였다. 얻어진 Ta에 대한 중성자 포획 공명에너지 측정결과는 이전의 실험에 의한 측정 결과들 및 ENDF/B-VI와 Mughabghab의 평가된 값들과 비교 및 검토를 하였다. 측정되어진 공명들은 4.28 eV에서 거대 공명들을 측정하였고 그 이상의 에너지 영역의 다른 공명들도 이론에 의해서 계산되어진 값들과 비교하였다. 144.3 eV를 제외한 공명들은 평가값들과 거의 일치하는 경향을 보였다.

Study on Electrical Properties of X-ray Sensor Based on CsI:Na-Selenium Film

  • Park Ji-Koon;Kang Sang-Sik;Lee Dong-Gil;Choi Jang-Yong;Kim Jae-Hyung;Nam Sang-Hee
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • 제4권3호
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    • pp.10-14
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we have introduced the x-ray detector built with a CsI:Na scintillation layer deposited on amorphous selenium. To determine the thickness of the CsI:Na layer, we have estimated the transmission spectra and the absorption of continuous x-rays in diagnostic range by using computer simulation (MCNP 4C). A x-ray detector with 65 ${\mu}m$-CsI:Na/30 ${\mu}m$-Se layer has been fabricated by a thermal evaporation technique. SEM and PL measurements have been performed. The dark current and x-ray sensitivity of the fabricated detector has been compared with that of the conventional a-Se detector with 100 ${\mu}m$ thickness. Experimental results show that both detectors exhibit a similar dark current, which was of a low value below $400 pA/cm^2$ at 10 V/${\mu}m$. However, the CsI:Na-Se detector indicates high x-ray sensitivity, roughly 1.3 times that of a conventional a-Se detector. Furthermore, a CsI:Na-Se detector with an aluminium reflective layer shows a 1.8 times higher x-ray sensitivity than an a-Se detector. The hybrid type detector proposed in this work exhibits a low dark current and high x-ray sensitivity, and, in particular, excellent linearity to the x-ray exposure dose.

X線螢光分析에 依한 珪酸鹽鑛物의 分析 (The X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrographic Analysis of Silicate Minerals)

  • 김찬국;상기남;김황암
    • 대한화학회지
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 1969
  • 螢光X線을 利用하여 珪酸鹽鑛物中의 主成分인 $SiO_2$, $Al_2O_3$, $Fe_2O_3$, CaO, MgO 및 $K_2O$를 迅速히 分析할 目的으로 試料의 處理 測定 및 各條件에 對하여 檢討하였다. 試料를 Lithium Tetraborate로 용융하여 300Mesh 以上의 微粉末로 한後 40,000Lb의 壓力으로 成型하여 Tungsten과 Chromium 對陰極의 X-線管과 LiF, EDDT, ADP의 分光結晶을 使用하여 測定하였다. 各成分에 對한 檢量曲線은 Matrix Effect를 고려하여 N.B.S 및 International Rock Standard를 選定 使用하였고 Lanthanum Oxide 및 Binder로서 Borie Acid를 첨가하여 얻었다. 各成分에 對하여 本法의 再現性 및 誤差를 檢討하기를 爲하여 I.R.S T-1을 使用하여 測定한 結果 0.47($SiO_2$), 0.85($Al_2O_3$), 0.05($Fe_2O_3$), 0.07(caO), 0.02($K_2O$), 0.13(MgO)의 標準偏差를 얻었다. 또한 化學分析植에 對한 偏差를 求하고져 Clay, Kaoline, Alunite, Wallastonite 및 Zeolite 等의 珪酸鹽鑛物을 選定하여 化學分析 및 本法에 依한 分析結果를 비교하였다.

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Upgrade of Neutron Energy Spectrometer with Single Multilayer Bonner Sphere Using Onion-like Structure

  • Mizukoshi, Tomoaki;Watanabe, Kenichi;Yamazaki, Atsushi;Uritan, Akira;Iguchi, Tetsuo;Ogata, Tomohiro;Muramatsu, Takashi
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.185-190
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    • 2016
  • Background: In order to measure neutron energy spectra, the conventional Bonner Sphere Spectrometers (BSS) are widely used. In this spectrometer, several measurements with different size Bonner spheres are required. Operators should, therefore, place these spheres in several times to a measurement point where radiation dose might be relatively high. In order to reduce this effort, novel neutron energy spectrometer using an onion-like single Bonner sphere was proposed in our group. This Bonner sphere has multiple sensitive spherical shell layers in the single sphere. In this spectrometer, a band-shaped thermal neutron detection medium, which consists of a LiF-ZnS mixed powder scintillator sheet and a wavelength-shifting (WLS) fiber readout, was looped to each sphere at equal angular intervals. Amount of LiF neutron converter is reduced near polar region, where the band-shaped detectors are concentrated, in order to uniform the directional sensitivity. The LiF-ZnS mixed powder has an advantage of extremely high light yield. However, since it is opaque, scintillation photons cannot be collect uniformly. This type of detector shows no characteristic shape in the pulse height spectrum. Subsequently, it is difficult to set the pulse height discrimination level. This issue causes sensitivity fluctuation due to gain instability of photodetectors and/or electric modules. Materials and Methods: In order to solve this problem, we propose to replace the LiF-ZnS mixed powder into a flexible and Transparent RUbber SheeT type $LiCaAlF_6$ (TRUST LiCAF) scintillator. TRUST LiCAF scintillator can show a peak shape corresponding to neutron absorption events in the pulse height spectrum. Results and Discussion: We fabricated the prototype detector with five sensitive layers using TRUST LiCAF scintillator and conducted basic experiments to evaluate the directional uniformity of the sensitivity. Conclusion: The fabricated detector shows excellent directional uniformity of the neutron sensitivity.