Suggested Modification of the Fundamental Parameter Method: A Case Study to Calculate the Optimum Absolute Intensity of 1001.03 keV Gamma-Ray Transition-

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1 Egyptian Nuclear And Radiological Regulatory Authority

2 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

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The fundamental parameter method (FPM) is an analytical approach for intrinsic calibration of gamma-ray spectrometer using fundamental nuclear and atomic parameters such as gamma-ray branching intensity, half-life time, isotopic ratio and concentration ratio. The main advantage of this approach is the wide range of its applications in gamma-ray efficiency calibration, nuclear safeguards (nuclear materials measurement and isotopic ratios) and others. In this work, the calculation of relative efficiency (RE; photopeak count rate divided by branching ratio) was modified based on the relative intensity concept of 226Ra in equilibrium with 222Rn decay products (214Bi-214Pb). The modified FPM was applied to reevaluate the absolute intensity (I%) of gamma-ray transition of 234mPa at 1001.03 keV. using certified uranium ore samples, 226Ra point source and gamma-ray spectrometers based on hyper pure germanium detector. The newly confirmed I % of 1001.03 keV is 1.0164±0.0636.

Key words: fundamental parameter method/ 1001.03 keV/ gamma-ray transition/ 238U

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Volume 52, Issue 4
October 2019
Pages 128-134

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