Carrier gas attenuation in gamma assay of radioactive xenon samples

Troy A. Robinson; John P. Peterson; Robert K. Hague

doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08372-4

Carrier gas attenuation in gamma assay of radioactive xenon samples

Troy A. Robinson
, John P. Peterson
, Robert K. Hague

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Abstract

Gamma attenuation attributable to xenon and carbon dioxide carrier gas in radioactive xenon assay samples has been calculated using Monte Carlo n-Particle (MCNP) transport code for the 0.65 mL flame sealed ampoule (bean), and 15 mL and 50 mL Schlenk tube geometries. The attenuation was correlated as a % loss per standard mL of carrier gas. High Purity Ge gamma spectroscopy experiments were performed to measure against the MCNP results. The experimental results from the ¹³³Xe in xenon carrier gas in a bean geometry showed 0.97 ± 0.4% loss per standard mL xenon, which was in agreement with the MCNP predictions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3015-3023
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	331
Issue number	7
Early online date	Jun 20 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08372-4
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

Keywords

Attenuation
CTBTO
Gamma assay
Nuclear explosion monitoring
Radioactive xenon

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INL/JOU-21-65384
105386

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