کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8209323 | 1532087 | 2016 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Measurement of 222Rn by absorption in plastic scintillators and alpha/beta pulse shape discrimination
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
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چکیده انگلیسی
This work demonstrates that common plastic scintillators like BC-400, EJ-200 and SCSF-81 absorb radon and their scintillation pulse decay times are different for alpha- and beta-particles. This allows the application of pulse shape analysis for separation of the pulses of alpha- and beta-particles emitted by the absorbed radon and its progeny. It is shown that after pulse shape discrimination of beta-particles' pulses, the energy resolution of BC-400 and EJ-200 alpha spectra is sufficient to separate the peaks of 222Rn, 218Po and 214Po and allows 222Rn measurements that are unaffected by the presence of thoron (220Rn) in the environment. The alpha energy resolution of SCSF-81 in the experiments degrades due to imperfect collection of the light emitted inside the scintillating fibers. The experiments with plastic scintillation microspheres (PSM) confirm previous findings of other researchers that PSM have alpha-/beta-discrimination properties and show suitability for radon measurements. The diffusion length of radon in BC-400 and EJ-200 is determined. The pilot experiments show that the plastic scintillators are suitable for radon-in-soil-gas measurements. Overall, the results of this work suggest that it is possible to develop a new type of radon measurement instruments which employ absorption in plastic scintillators, pulse-shape discrimination and analysis of the alpha spectra. Such instruments can be very compact and can perform continuous, real-time radon measurements and thoron detection. They can find applications in various fields from radiation protection to earth sciences.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 110, April 2016, Pages 236-243
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 110, April 2016, Pages 236-243
نویسندگان
Krasimir K. Mitev,