Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1879874 Applied Radiation and Isotopes 2006 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

High-resolution dual X and γ spectrometry has been optimized to improve the sensitivity in analyzing radioxenon from environmental samples, especially for the metastable isotopes (131Xem and 133Xem). The full-energy peak (FEP) efficiency curve in the 20–700 keV range has been established with a global uncertainty better than ±3% using a Monte Carlo simulation. The minimum detectable activity concentrations (MDC) achievable at the laboratory for 131Xem, 133Xem, 133Xe and 135Xe are presented and the influence of 133Xe activity on the metastable radioxenon MDCs is evaluated.

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