CsI(Tl) with photodiodes for identifying subsurface radionuclide contamination

Author

Meisner, J.E. ; Nicaise, W.F. ; Stromswold, D.C.

Author_Institution

Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA, USA

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

288

Lastpage

291

Abstract

A cylindrical (15×61 mm) CsI(Tl) scintillation detector with two side-mounted photodiodes has been developed to collect spectral gamma-ray data in subsurface contaminated formations at the US Department of Energy´s Hanford Site. It operates inside small-diameter, thick-wall steel pipes pushed into the ground to depths up to 20 m by a cone penetrometer system. The detector provides a rugged, efficient, magnetic-field-insensitive means for identifying gamma-ray-emitting contaminants (mainly ¹³⁷Cs and ⁶⁰Co). Mounting two 3×30-mm photodiodes end-to-end on a flat area along the detector´s side provides efficient light collection over the length of the detector

Keywords

caesium compounds; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray spectrometers; photodiodes; pollution measurement; radiation monitoring; radioactive pollution; radioisotopes; solid scintillation detectors; thallium; 15 mm; 3 mm; 30 mm; 61 mm; ¹³⁷Cs; ⁶⁰Co; Co; Cs; CsI:Tl; Hanford Site; cone penetrometer system; cylindrical scintillation detector; gamma-ray-emitting contaminants; light collection; magnetic-field-insensitive means; side-mounted photodiodes; small-diameter steel pipes; spectral gamma-ray data; subsurface contaminated formations; subsurface radionuclide contamination; thick-wall steel pipes; Contamination; Drilling; Electrical resistance measurement; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Laboratories; Photodiodes; Pollution measurement; Soil measurements; Steel;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.467834

Filename

467834