A Coincidence Signature Library for Multicoincidence Radionuclide Analysis Systems
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is currently developing multicoincidence systems to perform trace radionuclide analysis at or near the sample collection point, for applications that include emergency response, nuclear forensics, and environmental monitoring. Quantifying radionuclide concentrations with these systems requires a library of accurate emission intensities for each detected signature, for all candidate radionuclides. To meet this need, a Coincidence Lookup Library (CLL) is being developed to calculate the emission intensities of coincident signatures from a user-specified radionuclide, or conversely, to determine the radionuclides that may be responsible for a specific detected coincident signature. The algorithms used to generate absolute emission intensities and various query modes for our developmental CLL are described.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 15015155
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-43070; 400903120; TRN: US0501549
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Record, Conference location not supplied, Conference dates not supplied; Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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