Abstract
Tests of a large volume Bismuth Germinate (BGO) detector were carried out to detect low energy prompt gamma-rays from boron and cadmium-contaminated water samples using a portable neutron generator-based Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) setup. Inspite of strong interference between the sample- and the detector-associated prompt gamma-rays, an excellent agreement has been observed between the experimental and calculated yields of the prompt gamma-rays, indicating successful application of the large volume BGO detector in the PGNAA analysis of bulk samples using low energy prompt gamma-rays.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222-226 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Radiation and Isotopes |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study is part of a project #RG1008-1 funded by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . The support provided by the Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is also acknowledged.
Keywords
- BGO detector irradiation gamma ray spectrum
- Boron and cadmium concentration analysis in water samples
- Low energy prompt gamma analysis
- Portable pulsed neutron generator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
