Event Mode Data Acquisition for Characterization of Samples Containing Radioactive Particles

Author

Peräjärvi, Kari ; Hakala, Jani ; Jokinen, Ari ; Moore, Iain D. ; Penttilä, Heikki ; Pöllänen, Roy ; Saastamoinen, Antti ; Toivonen, Harri ; Turunen, Jani ; Äystö, Juha

Author_Institution

STUK-Radiat. & Nucl. Safety Authority, Helsinki

Volume

56

Issue

3

fYear

2009

fDate

6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1444

Lastpage

1447

Abstract

The use of double-sided silicon strip detectors and alpha-gamma coincidence technique, among others, for the characterization of samples has been studied. Encouraging results including an improved detection capability of transuranic elements are reported. Based on these results, a project was initiated to develop and improve analysis of samples. The overall project including a new measurement system called PANDA is introduced.

Keywords

coincidence techniques; data acquisition; position sensitive particle detectors; radioactivity measurement; silicon radiation detectors; PANDA; alpha-gamma coincidence technique; double-sided silicon strip detectors; event mode data acquisition; radioactive particles; transuranic elements; Algorithm design and analysis; Data acquisition; Event detection; Hardware; Particle measurements; Physics; Radiation detectors; Silicon; Strips; Testing; Coincidence technique; environmental surveillance; event mode data acquisition; position sensitive detectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2015230

Filename

5076023