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Dead layer thickness characterization of an HPGe detector by measurements and Monte Carlo simulations
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To fully characterize the front dead layer (DL) of an HPGe detector at low photon energy range, its intrinsic efficiency curve was measured using a (241)Am radioactive source in 10-60 keV energy range.About:
This article is published in Applied Radiation and Isotopes.The article was published on 2012-03-01. It has received 50 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Monte Carlo method.read more
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Validation of a NaI(Tl) and LaBr3(Ce) detector's models via measurements and Monte Carlo simulations
TL;DR: In this paper, the response function of two scintillation detectors with similar size, i.e., 2.e. NaI(Tl) and LaBr3(Ce), was characterized using the Monte Carlo simulation code MCNP.
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Method for developing HPGe detector model in Monte Carlo simulation codes
TL;DR: A simulation model for a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector is described by scanning the detector with a low-energy collimated source and calibrating the efficiency of the detector.
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Monte Carlo simulation of the full energy peak efficiency of an HPGe detector
TL;DR: A Monte Carlo method to obtain the full energy peak efficiency (FEPE) curve for a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector is presented, as it is difficult and time-consuming to measure the FEPE curve experimentally.
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Experimental and Monte Carlo determination of HPGe detector efficiency
TL;DR: In this article, a Monte Carlo model has been developed using the GEANT code for calculation of the full energy peak efficiency of a HPGe detector operating in the Slovak Institute of Metrology.
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Determination of LaBr3(Ce) internal background using a HPGe detector and Monte Carlo simulations.
TL;DR: The presence of (138)La and (227)Ac impurities in LaBr3(Ce) scintillator crystals is a drawback for their use in environmental radiation monitoring and a method is presented to evaluate the internal ( 138)La activity.
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Radiation detection and measurement
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed analysis of the effect of different types of detectors on the performance of the detection of neutrons and their effect on the detection efficiency and error prediction.
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Handbook of practical X-ray fluorescence analysis
TL;DR: X-Ray Sources and X-Ray Optics: X-ray Detectors and XRF Detection Channels: Quantitative Analysis- Specimen Preparation- Methodological Developments and Applications as mentioned in this paper.
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Accurate efficiency calibration and properties of semiconductor detectors for low-energy photons
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the properties and determining precision detection efficiencies of semiconductor Si(Li), Ge(Li) and intrinsic Ge photon detectors in the energy range 3 to 100 keV.
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Analysis of the influence of germanium dead layer on detector calibration simulation for environmental radioactive samples using the Monte Carlo method
TL;DR: In this article, the Monte Carlo method is applied to simulate the calibration of a HP Ge detector in order to determine the total inactive germanium layer thickness and the active volume that are needed to obtain the minimum discrepancy between estimated and experimental efficiency.
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Precise efficiency calibration of an HPGe detector: source measurements and Monte Carlo calculations with sub-percent precision.
J.C. Hardy,V. E. Iacob,M. Sanchez-Vega,R.T. Effinger,P. Lipnik,V. E. Mayes,D.K. Willis,R.G. Helmer +7 more
TL;DR: With the goal of measuring precise gamma-ray intensities for short-lived (< 5 s) accelerator-produced activities, this work calibrated the efficiency of an HPGe detector between 53 and 1836keV to sub-percent precision with a combination of source measurements and Monte Carlo calculations.