2016 NIST (¹³³Xe) and Transfer (^131mXe, ^133mXe, ¹³⁵Xe) Calibration Report

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1481786· OSTI ID:1481786

Robinson, Troy ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

A significantly improved calibration of the High Purity Germanium detectors used by the Idaho National Laboratory Noble Gas Laboratory was performed during the annual NIST calibration. New sample spacers provide reproducible and secure support of samples at distances of 4, 12, 24, 50 and 100 cm. Bean, 15mL and 50mL Schlenk tube geometries were calibrated. Also included in this year’s calibration was a correlation of detector dead-time with sample activity that can be used to predict the schedule of counting the samples at each distance for each geometry. This schedule prediction will help staff members set calendar reminders so that collection of calibration data at each geometry will not be missed. This report also correlates the counting efficiencies between detectors, so that if the counting efficiency on one detector is not known, it can be estimated from the same geometry on another detector.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1481786
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--17-41242-Rev000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Gamma Calibration
High Purity Germanium Detector
Radioactive Xenon
Radioxenon