Calculation of efficiency for a high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer used for environmental radioactivity measurements Ileana Radulescu, Marian Romeo.

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Calculation of efficiency for a high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer used for environmental radioactivity measurements Ileana Radulescu, Marian Romeo Calin SALMROM laboratory, Life and Environmental Physics Department, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH) Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)

Introduction The activity of SALMROM laboratory for α, β, γ Spectrometry and Radon Measurements, part of Life and Environmental Physics Department from IFIN- HH, consists in regular monitoring the environmental radioactivity, on daily/monthly bases, in the area of the institute and nearby. Routinely measured isotopes in environmental samples are 60 Co, 241 Am, 40 K, progenies of 238 U and 232 Th series. ORTEC HPGe detector MPC 2000 alpha- beta counter Octete Plus alpha Spectrometer Pylon Model AB-5 Portable Radiation Monitor

Introduction Other activities, devoted to research programs, are related to evaluation of radon concentration in salt mines, caves, construction sites or former industrial area, to radionuclide inventory in water, soil and sediments in the environment. Type of samples: surface/sea/precipitations/drinking water, cultivated and spontaneous vegetation, aerosols fixed on filters soil, sediments

Reliability and traceability of the gamma spectrometry system Coaxial p-type HPGe detector (ORTEC, model GEM 30P4, 35 % relative efficiency, 1.85 keV at 1,332.5 keV, 60Co energy resolution), 59.1 mm diameter, 54.3 mm length (149 cm3 and 0.8 kg) The detector is surrounded by a specially designed shield consisting of 10 cm lead lined with 3 concentric parallelipipedic layers, from copper and aluminium, each of 0.5 mm thickness Traceability of the equipment is assured by using radioactive standards provided by RML IFIN-HH and IAEA.

Detector characterisation Monte Carlo modelling of gamma-ray interactions with the detector Includes modelling of cryostat Parametrised model supplied as input file – Validation measurements According to the specifications of the manufacturer: 0.6 mm thick dead layer of the outer contact, 1 mm thick aluminium end cap, 3 mm distance of the end cap to the crystal top surface, 10 mm diameter and 46 mm long central cylindrical hole,

Samples geometry Marinelli beakers pill boxes vials (h=45 mm and d=25 mm, made of glass (density: ~2.50 g cm 3 ) with a wall thickness of 0.5 mm) To determine the efficiency of the detector for these geometries quality control sample material from IAEA was used. Six vials have been filled to different heights (3, 8, 18, 23, 30, 40 mm) with soil from one quality control sample ( 241 Am, 137 Cs, 60 Co), after it has been dried and homogenized. These calibration samples were then measured for long time. The calibration material was modelled as soil with density 1.6 g cm 3. These calibration samples were then measured for long time between s and s.

Modelling Code: MCNPX The MCNP-X code is a general purpose Monte Carlo radiation transport code developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and designed to track different types of particles (neutrons, electrons, gamma rays, etc.) over a broad range of energies. The individual probabilistic events that comprise a process of interaction of nuclear particle with material are simulated sequentially. The process consists of following each of many particles since its emission from a source until it reaches an energy threshold; the particle energy is transferred to the medium by absorption, escape, physical cut-off, etc. The quantities of interest are tallied, along with estimates of the statistical precision of the results. The MCNP-X code can be used, as in the case of this work, to simulate gamma-rays interactions which comprise: i) incoherent and coherent scattering; ii) the possibility of fluorescent emission after photoelectric absorption; iii) pair production with local emission of annihilation radiation and Bremsstrahlung effect.

Experimental results

Simulation results

Evaluation of the results 228Ac214Bi137Cs40K212Pb214Pb226Ra208Tl134Cs152Eu241Am IAEA S ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 2.7 Lab S438.3 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 5.0 AAAAAANAAAA Measurements reliability – Proficiency tests

Conclusions - For our MC simulation, the manufacturer’s specifications were not sufficient basis for an accurate model, taking into account that for different analyzed geometrical configurations high discrepancies up to 45% with measured data were encountered - deviation between experimental data and simulation 10-45% - for high energy – comparable data 10-20% - good reliability on the experimental data - decrease in the efficiency with increasing the height of sample Optimization of the model by increasing dead layer, shapes and distance between crystal and end cap

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