Author, as appears in the article.: Prieto E., Casanovas R., Salvadó M.

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Casanovas Alegre, Ramon / Salvadó Artells, Marçal

Keywords: Scintillation gamma-ray spectrometry Monte carlo simulation Mdac Labr (ce) 3 Efficiency calculation

Abstract: A scintillation gamma-ray spectrometry water monitor with a 2″ × 2″ LaBr3(Ce) detector was characterized in this study. This monitor measures gamma-ray spectra of river water. Energy and resolution calibrations were performed experimentally, whereas the detector efficiency was determined using Monte Carlo simulations with EGS5 code system. Values of the minimum detectable activity concentrations for 131I and 137Cs were calculated for different integration times. As an example of the monitor performance after calibration, a radiological increment during a rainfall episode was studied.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Radiation Química Physics, atomic, molecular & chemical Odontología Nutrição Nuclear science & technology Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Geografía Geociências Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Chemistry, physical Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Antropologia / arqueologia

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 0969806X

Author's mail: ramon.casanovas@urv.cat m.salvado@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-3954-158X 0000-0002-9399-6649

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0969806X17306369?via%3Dihub

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Radiation Physics And Chemistry. 144 444-450

APA: Prieto E., Casanovas R., Salvadó M. (2018). Calibration and performance of a real-time gamma-ray spectrometry water monitor using a LaBr3(Ce) detector. Radiation Physics And Chemistry, 144(), 444-450. DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.10.008

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.10.008

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications