THE MGA CODE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF PLUTONIUM AND MOX BY GAMMA-SPECTROMETRY - A PERFORMANCE STUDY

Authors
ABOUSAHL S MICHIELS A BICKEL M GUNNINK R VERPLANCKE J
Citation
S. Abousahl et al., THE MGA CODE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF PLUTONIUM AND MOX BY GAMMA-SPECTROMETRY - A PERFORMANCE STUDY, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 368(2), 1996, pp. 449-456
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
368
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
449 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)368:2<449:TMCFTD>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Plutonium is a special nuclear material which must be accurately measu red and accounted for, both with respect to mass and isotopic composit ion. The MGA code for evaluation of plutonium gamma spectra has been t ested in this work with respect to its dependence on various instrumen tal and sample parameters. Results show that the code is generally rel iable under the tested conditions. Recommendations for the equipment t o be applied are given.