固体219Rn源的γ能谱法放射性纯度检验

Determination of Radioactivity Purity of Solid 219Rn Source by γ-ray Spectrometry

  • 摘要: 对利用从铀矿石中提取得到的227Ac制备的固体219Rn源进行了γ能谱分析,确定了227Ac的4个子体核素227Th、223Ra、219Rn和211Bi的活度,并分析了能对219Rn造成干扰的222Rn、220Rn母体核素226Ra、224Ra的活度。待227Ac及其子体达到放射性平衡后,通过测量227Th的235.97、256.25 keV,223Ra的154.21 keV,219Rn的401.81 keV,211Bi的351.059 keV共5条γ射线,最终确定固体219Rn源中227Th、223Ra、219Rn和211Bi的活度为(1 069±3)、(1 079±5)、(1 095±13)、(1 096±14)和(11 089±4) Bq,固体219Rn源的平均活度为(1 093±8)Bq;通过测量224Ra子体212Pb的238.632 keV、208Tl的583.191 keV γ射线以及226Ra子体214Bi的609.312、1 120.287 keV γ射线得到226Ra与224Ra的平均活度分别为5.12 Bq及0.433 Bq,远低于固体219Rn源的平均活度,说明固体219Rn源放射性纯度较高。以上结果表明,此源有望制成标准固体219Rn源以用于延迟符合法测223Ra、227Ac装置的刻度。

     

    Abstract: Radioactivity purity of the solid 219Rn source made using 227Ac extracted from uranium ore were determined by γ-spectrometry. The activities of 227Th, 223Ra, 219Rn and 211Bi produced by the decay of 227Ac and the contents of 226Ra, 224Ra which generates 222Rn, 220Rn to affect the purity of actinide in this source were analyzed after 227Ac in radioactive equilibrium with its daughter nuclides. The γ-ray energy used for the determination of these daughter nuclides of 227Ac are 235.97, 256.25 keV for 227Th, 154.21 keV for 223Ra, 401.81 keV for 219Rn, and 351.059 keV for 211Bi. Through the analysis, the results are acquired that their activities are (1 069±3), (1 079±5), (1 095±13), (1 096±14) and (11 089±4) Bq respectively, and the average activity of solid 219Rn source is (1 093±8) Bq. The activities of 226Ra and 224Ra in this source are 5.12 Bq and 0.433 Bq respectively by the γ-ray energy as follows: 238.632 keV of 212Pb, 583.191 keV of 208Tl for 224Ra, and 609.312, 1 120.287 keV of 214Bi for 226Ra, as they are all far below (1 093±8) Bq, so the radioactivity purity of the solid 219Rn source is very high. The results show that the solid 219Rn source can be developed to the standards for the efficiency calibration of the delayed coincidence counting system.

     

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