A comparison of untagged gamma-ray and tagged-neutron yields from 241AmBe and 238PuBe sources

Julius Scherzinger, Ramsey Al Jebali, John Annand, Kevin Fissum, Richard Hall-Wilton, Sharareh Koufigar, Nicholai Mauritzson, Francesco Messi, Hanno Perrey, Emil Rofors

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    Abstract

    Untagged gamma-ray and tagged-neutron yields from 241AmBe and 238PuBe mixed-field sources have been measured. Gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements from 1 to 5 MeV were performed in an open environment using a CeBr3 detector and the same experimental conditions for both sources. The shapes of the distributions are very similar and agree well with previous data. Tagged-neutron measurements from 2 to 6 MeV were performed in a shielded environment using a NE-213 liquid-scintillator detector for the neutrons and a YAP(Ce) detector to tag the 4.44 MeV gamma-rays associated with the de-excitation of the first-excited state of 12C. Again, the same experimental conditions were used for both sources. The shapes of these distributions are also very similar and agree well with previous data, each other, and the ISO recommendation. Our 238PuBe source provides approximately 2.6 times more 4.44 MeV gamma-rays and 2.4 times more neutrons over the tagged-neutron energy range, the latter in reasonable agreement with the original full-spectrum source-calibration measurements performed at the time of their acquisition.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)98-102
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied Radiation and Isotopes
    Volume127
    Early online date2017 May 16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Sept

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    • Subatomic Physics

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    • Repository: Source-Testing Facility (STF) Projects

      Fissum, K. (PI), Perrey, H. (Researcher), Messi, F. (Researcher), Rofors, E. (Research student) & Scherzinger, J. (Research student)

      2013/01/01 → …

      Project: Research

    • Neutron Tagging

      Fissum, K. (PI), Rofors, E. (Research student), Perrey, H. (Researcher), Mauritzson, N. (Research student), Scherzinger, J. (Research student) & Messi, F. (Researcher)

      2011/01/01 → …

      Project: Research

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