Development of a phoswich detector system for radioxenon monitoring

W. Hennig; W. Warburton; A. Fallu-Labruyere; K. Sabourov; M. Cooper; J. McIntyre; A. Gleyzer; M. Bean; E. Korpach; K. Ungar; W. Zhang; P. Mekarski

doi:10.1007/s10967-009-0181-9

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 282: Issue 3

Development of a phoswich detector system for radioxenon monitoring

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W. Hennig

W. Hennig XIA LLC 31057 Genstar Rd Hayward CA 94544 USA

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W. Warburton

W. Warburton XIA LLC 31057 Genstar Rd Hayward CA 94544 USA

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A. Fallu-Labruyere

A. Fallu-Labruyere XIA LLC 31057 Genstar Rd Hayward CA 94544 USA

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K. Sabourov

K. Sabourov XIA LLC 31057 Genstar Rd Hayward CA 94544 USA

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M. Cooper

M. Cooper Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99352 USA

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J. McIntyre

J. McIntyre Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99352 USA

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A. Gleyzer

A. Gleyzer PhotoPeak, Inc 10180 Queens Way #3-5 Chagrin Falls OH 44023 USA

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M. Bean

M. Bean Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada Ottawa ON K1A-1C1 Canada

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E. Korpach

E. Korpach Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada Ottawa ON K1A-1C1 Canada

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K. Ungar

K. Ungar Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada Ottawa ON K1A-1C1 Canada

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W. Zhang

W. Zhang Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada Ottawa ON K1A-1C1 Canada

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P. Mekarski

P. Mekarski Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada Ottawa ON K1A-1C1 Canada

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Pages:: 681–685

Online Publication Date:: 21 Jul 2009

Publication Date:: 01 Dec 2009

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0181-9

Keywords:: Radioxenon monitoring; Phoswich detector; Pulse shape analysis; Digital readout electronics

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Abstract

Measurement of radioactive xenon in the atmosphere is one of several techniques to detect nuclear weapons testing. For high sensitivity, some existing systems use beta/gamma coincidence detection to suppress background, which is very effective, but increases complexity due to separate beta and gamma detectors that require careful calibration and gain matching. In this paper, we will describe the development and evaluation of a simpler detector system, named PhosWatch, consisting of a CsI(Tl)/BC-404 phoswich well detector, digital readout electronics, and pulse shape analysis algorithms implemented in a digital signal processor on the electronics, and compare its performance to existing multi-detector systems.

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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