MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF PLUTONIUM GAMMA-RAY STANDARDS

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作者
WANG, TF [1 ]
CARLSON, JB [1 ]
KOENIG, ZM [1 ]
RUHTER, WD [1 ]
LEE, TSH [1 ]
WINN, J [1 ]
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[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV PHYS,ARGONNE,IL 60439
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10.1016/0168-9002(94)91749-3
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We are developing a new method which uses Monte Carlo simulation of photon transport to synthesize radioactive gamma-ray standards. Our first study involves simulations of energy spectra observed of seven plutonium gamma-ray standards from a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. We have found good agreement (in both isotopic contents and spectral behavior) between simulated and experimentally measured gamma-ray spectra of these seven standards. We also addressed a problem in the simulation which involves a modification to the Klein-Nishina correction for photon scattering with electrons in a crystal lattice. We have developed a method to correct this problem.
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页码:678 / 682
页数:5
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