Title:
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Ambient dose estimationH*(10) from LaBr3(Ce) spectra
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Author:
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Camp Brunés, Anna; Vargas Drechsler, Arturo
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions |
Abstract:
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The stripping method for ambient dose estimation has been used for detectors such as high-purity Ge (HPGe). This method strips the spectrum from the partial absorptions produced in the detector leaving only the events corresponding to the full absorption of a gamma ray. In the present study, this method is applied to a 1 '' x 1 '' LaBr3(Ce) detector using the PENELOPE/penEasy Monte Carlo code to obtain both the partial absorptions and detector full peak efficiency. The stripping method has been validated from a set of gamma fluxes carried out at the accredited laboratory of the Institute of Energy Technologies of the Technical University of Catalonia and results were obtained with differences <5 %. After validation, the LaBr3(Ce) monitor was installed on the roof of the institute premises working in parallel with a photon equivalent dose monitor, model FHZ 601A from the FAG Company. The derived H*(10) values from the LaBr3(Ce) detector show good agreement with those derived from the dose monitor. |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Medi ambient -Environmental degradation -Medi ambient--Degradació |
Rights:
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
Document type:
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Article - Published version Article |
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