MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF PLUTONIUM GAMMA-RAY STANDARDS

Authors
WANG TF CARLSON JB KOENIG ZM RUHTER WD LEE TSH WINN J
Citation
Tf. Wang et al., MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF PLUTONIUM GAMMA-RAY STANDARDS, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 353(1-3), 1994, pp. 678-682
Citations number
11
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
353
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
678 - 682
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)353:1-3<678:MSOPGS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We are developing a new method which uses Monte Carlo simulation of ph oton transport to synthesize radioactive gamma-ray standards. Our firs t study involves simulations of energy spectra observed of seven pluto nium gamma-ray standards from a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. We have found good agreement (in both isotopic contents and spectral behavior) between simulated and experimentally measured gamma-ray spec tra of these seven standards. We also addressed a problem in the simul ation which involves a modification to the Klein-Nishina correction fo r photon scattering with electrons in a crystal lattice. We have devel oped a method to correct this problem.