Using GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations to resolve low energy γ-ray spectra : The study of 164Hog+m decay using a broad energy HPGe detector

• Within the present work a peak analysis and unfolding method for low energy γ-ray spectroscopy is presented. This method can be used to facilitate the determination of the peak integral of a photopeak, when Ge X-ray escape peaks contaminate the latter and in parallel the source activity and the emission rate of the recorded photons which produce the escape peaks are unknown. It is based on extensive Monte Carlo simulations of the spectra by taking the full advantage of power and accuracy provided by the GEANT4 simulation toolkit.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Acceleratorfysik och instrumentering (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Low energy gamma-ray spectra

Ge X-ray escape peaks

GEANT4 simulations

Spectra unfolding

Activation technique

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