Influence of radionuclide absorption on detection efficiency and energy resolution for flow-cell radiation detectors
- Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
- McClellan Central Lab., McClellan AFB, CA (United States)
- AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States). AFIT
Flow-cell and batch test experiments were performed to determine the uranyl ion adsorption onto and/or complexation with CaF{sub 2}:Eu scintillator as a function of pH. The flow-cell experiments were modeled with an energy dispersive Monte Carlo algorithm. At pH 2, the flow-cell and batch tests gave consistent results, detection efficiency {approximately}60% and distribution coefficient K{sub d} {approximately}0.3--0.7 mL/g, with the model. At pH 8, the comparison was not as good and assumed to be due to a variation in scintillator particle size realized in the experiment. From the flow-cell experiments performed at pH 8, the detection efficiency was determined to be 68% which correlated reasonably well with the model (60%). Where the experiments and model differed greatly was with K{sub d} which was determined to be 102 and 60 for the flow-cell and batch experiments, respectively, and 0.43 from the model.
- OSTI ID:
- 277660
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951073-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 96:018113
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 43, Issue 3Pt2; Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 21-28 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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