Response tests of a LaCl 3:Ce scintillation detector with low energy prompt gamma rays from boron and cadmium

A. A. Naqvi; M. S. Al-Anezi; Zameer Kalakada; Faris A. Al Matouq; M. Maslehuddin; M. A. Gondal; A. A. Isab; M. Dastageer

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.01.023

Response tests of a LaCl ₃:Ce scintillation detector with low energy prompt gamma rays from boron and cadmium

A. A. Naqvi^*
, M. S. Al-Anezi
, Zameer Kalakada
, Faris A. Al Matouq
, M. Maslehuddin
, M. A. Gondal
, A. A. Isab
, Khateeb-ur-Rehman
, M. Dastageer

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The yield of 478 and 558keV gamma-rays have been measured from water samples containing 0.031-0.500wt. % boron and 0.0625-0.500wt. % cadmium, respectively, using a cylindrical 76mm×76mm (height×diameter) LaCl ₃:Ce detector. Inspite of interferences between detector-associated and the sample-associated prompt gamma rays, the LaCl ₃:Ce detector has excellent resolution for the low energy prompt gamma-rays. An excellent agreement has been observed between the experimental and calculated yield of boron and cadmium prompt gamma ray from water samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	882-887
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	70
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.01.023
State	Published - May 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study is part of a project # RG1201 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 Department of Civil Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is also acknowledged.

Keywords

Boron and cadmium
Concentration measurements
Interference of detector associated and sample associated gamma rays
LaCl:Ce detector
Portable neutron generator based PGNAA setup
Water samples

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Radiation

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