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Experimental evaluation of the performance of a novel planar segmented HPGe detector for use in gamma emission tomography
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- Rathore, Vikram (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Tillämpad kärnfysik
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- Senis, Lorenzo (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Tillämpad kärnfysik
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- Håkansson, Ane, 1959- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Tillämpad kärnfysik
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- Sundén, Erik A. (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Tillämpad kärnfysik
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- Andersson, Peter, 1981- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Tillämpad kärnfysik
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- Elsevier, 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. - : Elsevier. - 0168-9002 .- 1872-9576. ; 1049
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- The use of segmented HPGe detectors for gamma-ray tracking applications is well established. The spectroscopic capabilities of these detectors make them most suitable for such applications. For similar reasons, the use of such detectors in the tomographic measurement of irradiated nuclear fuel has also been envisioned. Especially, these detectors can facilitate faster fuel examination with excellent energy resolution. We have proposed and designed a novel planar segmented HPGe detector for use in gamma emission tomography. The design of the detector segmentation and the mode of operation is unique and offers six simultaneous detection channels for tomographic measurements. This work reports the first experimental evaluation of the performance of the detector. Important characteristics of the detector have been obtained, such as energy resolution of the segments in 1-fold (one segment) and 2-fold (two segments) modes, throughput curves, crosstalk energy corrections, and mislocalisation rate. Collimated source tests have been performed and the results have been compared with the MCNP simulations results. The obtained results are as expected and in good agreement with the simulation results, and it is estimated that using this detector can speed up the data collection by 3.2 times in comparison to an unsegmented detector of the same overall dimensions, in a tomographic application. Further improvements are foreseeable if scaling up to a larger detector with greater segmentation.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Subatomär fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Subatomic Physics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Segmented HPGe
- Gamma spectroscopy
- Gamma emission tomography
- MCNP
- Post-irradiation examination
- Applied Nuclear Physics
- Tillämpad kärnfysik
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