Calibration of scintillation crystals for air kerma rate castle

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CALIBRATION OF SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS FOR AIR KERMA RATE Loch Castle, Scott Muston, Stephen Marks and Dr Stephen Solomon [email protected]

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CALIBRATION OF SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS FOR AIR KERMA RATE

Loch Castle, Scott Muston, Stephen Marks and Dr Stephen [email protected]

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DETECTOR BASICS

Scintillation Crystal PMT MCA

GPS

PC

INTEGRATED ARPANSA GAMMA MAPPING SYSTEM (AGMS)

N

E

γ

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SOFTWARE INTERFACE

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MAPPING PRODUCTS

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SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL TYPES

1x4 inch   LaBr

(Lanthanum Bromide)

6x4 inch   NaI

(Sodium Iodide)

4x4x16 inch   NaI

(Sodium Iodide)

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CONTRIBUTING RADIATION COMPONENTS

TERRESTRIAL

COSMIC

INTERNAL CONTAMINATIONSOURCE

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DOSE RATE – AIR KERMA RELATIONSHIP

ii ENDdetDdet(Absorbed Dose in Detector)

Air Kerma Kair(Absorbed Dose in Air) nnn

nnair

ENwENwENwDwDwDwK

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222111

2211

1keV = 1.6 x 10‐16J

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ENERGY RESPONSE

SCINT

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REGIONS OF INTEREST

SCINT

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SOURCES COVERING THE REGIONS OF INTEREST

241Am 57Co 137Cs133Ba 60Co

SCINT

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LINKING SOURCE AIR KERMA RATES

Source Air Kerma Rate Γδ(uGy.m-2.GBq-1.h-1)

241Am 3.58957Co 13.074133Ba 47.178137Cs 75.86160Co 306.400

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SHADOW‐SHIELD TECHNIQUE

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RESIDUAL PHOTOPEAK RELATES TO AIR KERMA RATE

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ORIGINAL SETUP BY GRASTY ET AL

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ARPANSA SETUP

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SOLVING CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS

wn = nGy.h-1/keV.s-1

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AIR KERMA RATE COEFFICIENTS

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TERRESTRIAL MEASUREMENTS

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CARI‐6 COSMIC MEASUREMENTS

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COSMIC SPECTRA

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INTERNAL CONTAMINATION

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INTERNAL CONTAMINATION

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COMPONENT AIR KERMA RATES

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CORRECTION FACTORS

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CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS

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END RESULT

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QUESTIONS

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PHOTOS

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PHOTOS

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PHOTOS