Environmental radionuclides as contaminants of HPGe gamma-ray spectrometers: Monte Carlo simulations for Modane underground laboratory
Jazyk angličtina Země Anglie, Velká Británie Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
29793183
DOI
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.020
PII: S0265-931X(17)30918-9
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Background, HPGe gamma-spectrometry, Modane underground laboratory, Monte carlo simulation, Radioactive contaminants,
- MeSH
- laboratoře MeSH
- metoda Monte Carlo MeSH
- monitorování radiace * MeSH
- počítačová simulace MeSH
- radioaktivní znečišťující látky analýza MeSH
- radionuklidy MeSH
- spektrometrie gama * MeSH
- thorium analýza MeSH
- uran analýza MeSH
- záření gama MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Francie MeSH
- Názvy látek
- radioaktivní znečišťující látky MeSH
- radionuklidy MeSH
- thorium MeSH
- uran MeSH
The main limitation in the high-sensitive HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry has been the detector background, even for detectors placed deep underground. Environmental radionuclides such as 40K and decay products in the 238U and 232Th chains have been identified as the most important radioactive contaminants of construction parts of HPGe gamma-ray spectrometers. Monte Carlo simulations have shown that the massive inner and outer lead shields have been the main contributors to the HPGe-detector background, followed by aluminum cryostat, copper cold finger, detector holder and the lead ring with FET. The Monte Carlo simulated cosmic-ray background gamma-ray spectrum has been by about three orders of magnitude lower than the experimental spectrum measured in the Modane underground laboratory (4800 m w.e.), underlying the importance of using radiopure materials for the construction of ultra-low-level HPGe gamma-ray spectrometers.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research 141980 Dubna Russia
LAL Université Paris Sud CNRS IN2P3 Université Paris Saclay F 91405 Orsay France
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