Detection efficiency of low levels of boron and cadmium with a LaBr 3: Ce scintillation detector

A. A. Naqvi; M. S. Al-Anezi; Zameer Kalakada; A. A. Isab; M. Raashid; Faris Ahmed Al Matouq; Khateeb-Ur-Rehman; F. Z. Khiari; M. A. Garwan; O. S.B. Al-Amoudi; M. Maslehuddin

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.10.010

Detection efficiency of low levels of boron and cadmium with a LaBr ₃: Ce scintillation detector

A. A. Naqvi^*
, M. S. Al-Anezi
, Zameer Kalakada
, A. A. Isab
, M. Raashid
, Faris Ahmed Al Matouq
, Khateeb-Ur-Rehman
, F. Z. Khiari
, M. A. Garwan
, O. S.B. Al-Amoudi
, M. Maslehuddin

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The response of a cylindrical 3 in.×3 in. (height×diameter) LaBr ₃:Ce detector was measured for low energy prompt gamma-rays from boron and cadmium contaminated water samples using a newly designed portable neutron generator-based Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) setup. Prompt gamma-rays were measured from water samples contaminated with 0.031, 0.125, 0.250 and 0.5 wt% boron and 0.0625, 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 wt% cadmium. The experimental yield of boron and cadmium prompt gamma-rays measured with the LaBr ₃:Ce detector based PGNAA setup were compared with the results of Monte Carlo calculations. An excellent agreement between the experimental and calculated yields of 478 keV gamma-ray from boron and 558 keV gamma-rays from cadmium from boron and cadmium contaminated water samples, indicate an excellent response of the LaBr ₃:Ce detector for the low energy prompt gamma-rays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	74-79
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	665
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.10.010
State	Published - 11 Feb 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study is part of a project no. IN090033 funded by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . The support provided by the Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry and Center for Engineering Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia is also acknowledged.

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Keywords

Cadmium and boron concentration
LaBr:Ce detector
Measurement in water samples
Prompt gamma ray studies

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Naqvi, A. A., Al-Anezi, M. S., Kalakada, Z., Isab, A. A., Raashid, M., Al Matouq, F. A., Khateeb-Ur-Rehman, Khiari, F. Z., Garwan, M. A., Al-Amoudi, O. S. B., & Maslehuddin, M. (2011). Detection efficiency of low levels of boron and cadmium with a LaBr ₃: Ce scintillation detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 665, 74-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.10.010

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