An exponential model for HPGe detector efficiencies

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7270910

Winn, W G ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

Interest in reducing the labor-intensive requirements for calibrating high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors has resulted in various efficiency models. This study examines a method for predicting the efficiencies over ranges of sample geometries, whereby only a few measurements are required. The method has been appraised against extensive HPGe calibrations and has been used for a nondestructive calibration for samples from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite. The method is explained using concepts illustrated in the paper for a gamma energy is shown as a contour map.

• OSTI ID: 7270910
• Report Number(s): CONF-911107-; CODEN: TANSA
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 64; Conference: 1991 Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) session on fundamentals of fusion reactor thermal hydraulics, San Francisco, CA (United States), 10-15 Nov 1991; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS
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ACCURACY
EFFICIENCY
GEOMETRY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NASA
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
SAMPLING
SATELLITES
GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
MATERIALS TESTING
MATHEMATICS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
TESTING
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440100* - Radiation Instrumentation