On the categorization of uranium materials using low resolution gamma ray spectrometry
Journal article, 2013

In order to characterize uranium materials during e.g. nuclear safeguards inspections and in initial stages of nuclear forensic investigations, hand-held low resolution gamma ray detection instruments with automatic uranium categorization capabilities may be used. In this paper, simulated response curves for a number of matrices applied on NaI(Tl) scintillation detector spectra show that the result of the categorization is strongly dependent on the physical properties of the uranium material. Recommendations on how to minimize the possibility of misclassification are discussed.

Low resolution gamma spectrometry

spectra

Categorization

Uranium

Author

Anna Vesterlund

Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

T. Ulvsand

Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

K. Lidstrom

Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

Gunnar Skarnemark

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Christian Ekberg

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Henrik Ramebäck

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

0969-8043 (ISSN) 18729800 (eISSN)

Vol. 73 54-57

Subject Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging

DOI

10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.10.018

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