Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system

Greenwood, L. R.; Cantaloub, M. G.; Burnett, J. L.; Myers, A. W.; Overman, C. T.; Forrester, J. B.; Glasgow, B. G.; Miley, H. S.

doi:10.1016/J.APRADISO.2016.12.034

Title: Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system

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PNNL has developed two low-background gamma-ray spectrometers in a new shallow underground laboratory, thereby significantly improving its ability to detect low levels of gamma-ray emitting fission or activation products in airborne particulate in samples from the IMS (International Monitoring System). Furthermore, the combination of cosmic veto panels, dry nitrogen gas to reduce radon and low background shielding results in a reduction of the background count rate by about a factor of 100 compared to detectors operating above ground at our laboratory.

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Greenwood, L. R. ^[1]; Cantaloub, M. G. ^[1]; Burnett, J. L. ^[1]; Myers, A. W. ^[1]; Overman, C. T. ^[1]; Forrester, J. B. ^[1]; Glasgow, B. G. ^[1]; Miley, H. S. ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1343945

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1550645

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-119795
Journal ID: ISSN 0969-8043; PII: S0969804316304286

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; DTRA 10027-16504; AC06-76RLO 1830

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 126; Journal ID: ISSN 0969-8043

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES; Gamma-ray spectroscopy; Low background detectors; IMS

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                    Greenwood, L. R., Cantaloub, M. G., Burnett, J. L., Myers, A. W., Overman, C. T., Forrester, J. B., Glasgow, B. G., and Miley, H. S. Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Greenwood, L. R., Cantaloub, M. G., Burnett, J. L., Myers, A. W., Overman, C. T., Forrester, J. B., Glasgow, B. G., & Miley, H. S. Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APRADISO.2016.12.034

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                    Greenwood, L. R., Cantaloub, M. G., Burnett, J. L., Myers, A. W., Overman, C. T., Forrester, J. B., Glasgow, B. G., and Miley, H. S. Wed .  
"Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APRADISO.2016.12.034.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343945.

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  title        = {Low-background gamma-ray spectrometry for the international monitoring system},

  author       = {Greenwood, L. R. and Cantaloub, M. G. and Burnett, J. L. and Myers, A. W. and Overman, C. T. and Forrester, J. B. and Glasgow, B. G. and Miley, H. S.},

  abstractNote = {PNNL has developed two low-background gamma-ray spectrometers in a new shallow underground laboratory, thereby significantly improving its ability to detect low levels of gamma-ray emitting fission or activation products in airborne particulate in samples from the IMS (International Monitoring System). Furthermore, the combination of cosmic veto panels, dry nitrogen gas to reduce radon and low background shielding results in a reduction of the background count rate by about a factor of 100 compared to detectors operating above ground at our laboratory.},

  doi          = {10.1016/J.APRADISO.2016.12.034},

  journal      = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},

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  volume       = 126,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2016},

  month        = {Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2016}

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