Comparative testing of various flow-cell detectors fabricated using CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator
Abstract
A monitoring system based on a flow-cell detector was developed for measuring the tritium concentration in water. The flow-cell detector was fabricated using a granular CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator. This system does not use a liquid scintillation counting system and does not generate radioactive organic liquid waste. Moreover, continuous real-time measurements are possible, in contrast to a liquid scintillation counting system, which requires batch measurements. For further development of the system, four flow-cell detectors were fabricated. They included a single 3-mm-diameter cell, three 3-mm-diameter cells in series, a single 5-mm-diameter cell, and three 5-mm-diameter cells in series. Continuously flowing water containing tritium at various concentrations was passed through the flow cells, and tritium count were measured for 600 and 10000 s. Investigating the relation between the count rate and concentration, the three 5-mm-diameter cells were most sensitive, with a linear relation maintained down to approximately 2 Bq/ml and 10 Bq/ml for 10000- and 600-s measurements, respectively. (authors)
- Authors:
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki-city (Japan)
- ATOX Co., Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22429727
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Fusion Science and Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 67; Journal Issue: 2; Conference: TRITIUM 2013: 10. International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology, Nice Acropolis (France), 21-25 Oct 2013; Other Information: Country of input: France; 4 refs.; Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM FLUORIDES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; LIQUID WASTES; LIQUIDS; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TRITIUM
Citation Formats
Kawano, T., Ohashi, H., Hamada, Y., and Jamsranjav, E. Comparative testing of various flow-cell detectors fabricated using CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.13182/FST14-T39.
Kawano, T., Ohashi, H., Hamada, Y., & Jamsranjav, E. Comparative testing of various flow-cell detectors fabricated using CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator. United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-T39
Kawano, T., Ohashi, H., Hamada, Y., and Jamsranjav, E. 2015.
"Comparative testing of various flow-cell detectors fabricated using CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator". United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-T39.
@article{osti_22429727,
title = {Comparative testing of various flow-cell detectors fabricated using CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator},
author = {Kawano, T. and Ohashi, H. and Hamada, Y. and Jamsranjav, E.},
abstractNote = {A monitoring system based on a flow-cell detector was developed for measuring the tritium concentration in water. The flow-cell detector was fabricated using a granular CaF{sub 2} solid scintillator. This system does not use a liquid scintillation counting system and does not generate radioactive organic liquid waste. Moreover, continuous real-time measurements are possible, in contrast to a liquid scintillation counting system, which requires batch measurements. For further development of the system, four flow-cell detectors were fabricated. They included a single 3-mm-diameter cell, three 3-mm-diameter cells in series, a single 5-mm-diameter cell, and three 5-mm-diameter cells in series. Continuously flowing water containing tritium at various concentrations was passed through the flow cells, and tritium count were measured for 600 and 10000 s. Investigating the relation between the count rate and concentration, the three 5-mm-diameter cells were most sensitive, with a linear relation maintained down to approximately 2 Bq/ml and 10 Bq/ml for 10000- and 600-s measurements, respectively. (authors)},
doi = {10.13182/FST14-T39},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22429727},
journal = {Fusion Science and Technology},
issn = {1536-1055},
number = 2,
volume = 67,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}