• DocumentCode
    808812
  • Title

    CdTe Gamma Spectrometers for Nondestructive Analysis of Nuclear Fuels

  • Author

    Higinbotham, W. ; Zanio, K. ; Akutagawa, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, L. I., NY 11973
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1973
  • Firstpage
    510
  • Lastpage
    513
  • Abstract
    Gamma-ray spectrometry is widely used for identification and assay of nuclear fuel and scrap materials. CdTe detectors are especially promising for use by nuclear safeguards inspectors because of their small physical size and good energy resolution. A 20 mm3 CdTe detector has been used to determine the isotopic composition of uranium and plutonium samples. The energy resolution is superior to that of NaI so that the major lines of Pu-239 are more easily distinguished from interfering lines of Pu-241 and Am-241.
  • Keywords
    Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Germanium; Laboratories; Materials testing; Nuclear fuels; Semiconductor materials; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1973.4326955
  • Filename
    4326955
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=808812