• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 32, Issue 4, 046002 (2020)
Honglong Zheng1, Xianguo Tuo2、*, Jiayuan Gou1, Yao Wu1, Wei Zuo1, Yufei Guo1, Lin He1, Yanfang Liu1, Cong Huang1, Linfeng Yang1, and Wei Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Nuclear Facilities Decommissioning and Radwaste Management, Sub-institute of Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610005, China
  • 2Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190416 Cite this Article
    Honglong Zheng, Xianguo Tuo, Jiayuan Gou, Yao Wu, Wei Zuo, Yufei Guo, Lin He, Yanfang Liu, Cong Huang, Linfeng Yang, Wei Liu. A passive efficiency calibration method with Monte Carlo simulation in segmented gamma scanning[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32(4): 046002 Copy Citation Text show less
    SGS measurement of nuclear waste drum
    Fig. 1. SGS measurement of nuclear waste drum
    MCNP model of an HPGe detector
    Fig. 2. MCNP model of an HPGe detector
    Calculation model of SGS efficiency
    Fig. 3. Calculation model of SGS efficiency
    Distribution of segment efficiency
    Fig. 4. Distribution of segment efficiency
    SGS experimental measurement
    Fig. 5. SGS experimental measurement
    Positions of point source in the drum
    Fig. 6. Positions of point source in the drum
    Efficiency matrices (aluminum silicate sample)
    Fig. 7. Efficiency matrices (aluminum silicate sample)
    Comparison of reconstructed activity with two sets of parameters (F1 and F2 represent parameters calibrated by aluminum silicate and wood fiber respectively, as shown in Table 1)
    Fig. 8. Comparison of reconstructed activity with two sets of parameters (F1 and F2 represent parameters calibrated by aluminum silicate and wood fiber respectively, as shown in Table 1)
    calibrating materialspacingparameter
    a1a2a3a4a5a6R2
    aluminum silicate0 layer between detector and segment−8.214−0.322−0.681−0.0340.101−0.6010.998
    1 layer between detector and segment−8.376−0.303−0.870−0.0510.110−0.5640.998
    2 layers between detector and segment−10.094−0.015−2.014−0.0140.2240.3460.996
    wood fiber0 layer between detector and segment−8.152−0.312−0.676−0.0310.102−0.7130.999
    1 layer between detector and segment−8.341−0.293−0.888−0.0470.111−0.6370.998
    2 layers between detector and segment−10.0520.011−2.098−0.0150.2310.2760.996
    Table 1. Parameters of efficiency function
    samples No. activity in aluminum silicate/Bq(error/%)activity in wood fiber/Bq
    0.662 MeV1.173 MeV1.332 MeV0.662 MeV1.173 MeV1.332 MeV
    1#2.869×105(−7.74) 1.479×105(7.89) 1.403×105(2.33) 1.938×105(−37.68) 1.119×105(−18.35) 1.102×105(−19.54)
    2#3.025×105(−2.74) 1.591×105(16.08) 1.532×105(11.77) 2.138×105(−31.25) 1.265×105(−7.68) 1.197×105(−12.6)
    3#3.096×105(−0.46) 1.646×105(20.08) 1.512×105(10.32) 2.235×105(−28.15) 1.273×105(−7.09) 1.211×105(−11.64)
    4#3.079×105(−0.99) 1.468×105(7.07) 1.396×105(1.79) 2.129×105(−31.56) 1.239×105(−9.6) 1.199×105(−12.48)
    5#3.134×105(0.78) 1.582×105(15.39) 1.513×105(10.36) 2.199×105(−29.3) 1.265×105(−7.64) 1.215×105(−11.34)
    6#3.243×105(4.29) 1.640×105(19.61) 1.568×105(14.34) 2.474×105(−20.44) 1.347×105(−1.7) 1.302×105(−4.93)
    7#3.445×105(10.78) 1.739×105(26.81) 1.640×105(19.66) 2.972×105(−4.43) 1.567×105(14.35) 1.463×105(6.81)
    8#3.680×105(18.32) 1.803×105(31.52) 1.745×105(27.24) 3.579×105(15.07) 1.794×105(30.97) 1.708×105(24.65)
    9#3.316×105(6.63) 1.646×105(20.07) 1.572×105(14.68) 2.670×105(14.13) 1.442×105(5.28) 1.377×105(0.54)
    Table 2. Reconstructed activities and errors of 137Cs and 60Co
    Honglong Zheng, Xianguo Tuo, Jiayuan Gou, Yao Wu, Wei Zuo, Yufei Guo, Lin He, Yanfang Liu, Cong Huang, Linfeng Yang, Wei Liu. A passive efficiency calibration method with Monte Carlo simulation in segmented gamma scanning[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32(4): 046002
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