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System and method for assaying a radionuclide

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1166013
A system for assaying a radionuclide includes a liquid scintillation detector, an analyzer connected to the liquid scintillation detector, and a delay circuit connected to the analyzer. A gamma detector and a multi-channel analyzer are connected to the delay circuit and the gamma detector. The multi-channel analyzer produces a signal reflective of the radionuclide in the sample. A method for assaying a radionuclide includes selecting a sample, detecting alpha or beta emissions from the sample with a liquid scintillation detector, producing a first signal reflective of the alpha or beta emissions, and delaying the first signal a predetermined time. The method further includes detecting gamma emissions from the sample, producing a second signal reflective of the gamma emissions, and combining the delayed first signal with the second signal to produce a third signal reflective of the radionuclide.
Research Organization:
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
Patent Number(s):
8,916,829
Application Number:
13/558,464
OSTI ID:
1166013
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Configuration of an alpha–gamma coincidence spectrometer for utilization of safeguards measurements journal December 2009

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