Prompt gamma tests of LaBr 3:Ce and BGO detectors for detection of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in bulk samples

A. A. Naqvi; Fares A. Al-Matouq; F. Z. Khiari; A. A. Isab; Khateeb Ur Rehman; M. Raashid

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.044

Prompt gamma tests of LaBr ₃:Ce and BGO detectors for detection of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in bulk samples

A. A. Naqvi^*, Fares A. Al-Matouq, F. Z. Khiari, A. A. Isab, Khateeb Ur Rehman, M. Raashid

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Abstract

Prompt gamma ray tests of cylindrical lanthanum halide (LaBr ₃:Ce) and bismuth germanate (BGO) gamma ray detectors have been carried out for detection of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen concentrations in bulk samples via inelastic scattering of neutrons using a 14 MeV neutron-based prompt gamma neutron activation analysis setup. Regardless of its intrinsic activity, the LaBr ₃:Ce detector showed superior performance than the BGO detector for the detection of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen concentrations in benzene, water, toluene, propanol, ethanol and methanol bulk samples. The BGO detector has a large concentration of oxygen in its detector material and is consequently less sensitive for oxygen detection in bulk samples. Hence, it is not a suitable choice for oxygen determination in bulk samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-87
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	684
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.044
State	Published - 21 Aug 2012

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Funding Information:
This study is part of project #IN090033 funded by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . The support provided by the Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia , is also acknowledged.

Keywords

14 MeV neutron beam
Carbon and oxygen detection in bulk sample
Hydrogen
LaBr3:Ce and BGO detectors
Monte Carlo simulation
Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Naqvi, A. A., Al-Matouq, F. A., Khiari, F. Z., Isab, A. A., Rehman, K. U., & Raashid, M. (2012). Prompt gamma tests of LaBr ₃:Ce and BGO detectors for detection of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in bulk samples. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 684, 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.044

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