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| Author(s): |
Brualla, Lorenzo
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Maidana, Nora L.
;
Vanin, Vito R.
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; v. 44, n. 3, p. 4-pg., 2015-05-01. |
| Abstract | |
Peak efficiency of a non-uniform frontal dead layer planar detector was simulated with the general purpose Monte Carlo radiation transport code PENELOPE. In a previous publication, using experimental data and an analytical model proposed by Seltzer, we found the structure and dimensions of the detectors dead layer. In this work, we used our previous results as input for a Monte Carlo simulation that considered a point source emitting specific photons from 13 to 122keV, with the energies and emission probabilities of(241)Am,Ba-133,Bi-207,Co-57,Cs-137, and(152)Eu calibration sources, placed at 30cm from the frontal surface of the detector. The geometry consisted of an amorphous Germanium cylinder, 2.5cm in diameter and 1.0-cm thick, a 0.025-cm thick Be window and a 50-m Al foil used in the experimental setup for irradiations in the Microtron de SAo Paulo. The simulation model succeeded as well as the analytical model and can be applied to other arrangements. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/52616-7 - Development of a procedure for hyper-pure germanium detector response calibration combining experimental measurements with Monte Carlo simulations |
| Grantee: | Nora Lia Maidana |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |