Author/Authors :
Naqvi، نويسنده , , A.A. and Al-Anezi، نويسنده , , M.S. and Kalakada، نويسنده , , Zameer and Isab، نويسنده , , A.A. and Raashid، نويسنده , , M. and Al Matouq، نويسنده , , Faris Ahmed and Khateeb-ur-Rehman and Khiari، نويسنده , , F.Z. and Garwan، نويسنده , , M.A. and Al-Amoudi، نويسنده , , O.S.B. and Maslehuddin، نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The response of a cylindrical 3 in.×3 in. (height×diameter) LaBr3:Ce detector was measured for low energy prompt gamma-rays from boron and cadmium contaminated water samples using a newly designed portable neutron generator-based Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) setup. Prompt gamma-rays were measured from water samples contaminated with 0.031, 0.125, 0.250 and 0.5 wt% boron and 0.0625, 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 wt% cadmium. The experimental yield of boron and cadmium prompt gamma-rays measured with the LaBr3:Ce detector based PGNAA setup were compared with the results of Monte Carlo calculations. An excellent agreement between the experimental and calculated yields of 478 keV gamma-ray from boron and 558 keV gamma-rays from cadmium from boron and cadmium contaminated water samples, indicate an excellent response of the LaBr3:Ce detector for the low energy prompt gamma-rays.
Keywords :
Prompt gamma ray studies , LaBr:Ce detector , Cadmium and boron concentration , Measurement in water samples
