模拟气体标准源法校准反应堆惰性气体监测仪效率

Efficiency Calibration of Reactor Noble Gas Monitor Using Radioactive Simulated Gas Standard Source

  • 摘要: 为准确校准惰性气体监测仪对气体源的γ射线全能峰效率,制备了以可发性聚苯乙烯(EPS)颗粒为基质材料的马林杯放射性模拟气体标准源,模拟气体标准源装样密度为4.1 kg/m3,其中含241Am、109Cd、57Co、51Cr等8种单能γ射线发射核素。利用该模拟气体标准源,对反应堆惰性气体现场监测仪的HPGe探测器γ射线全能峰效率进行了校准,校准覆盖能区为60~1836 keV,校准的效率标准不确定度最大为4.4%。同时采用点源代表点法进行了效率校准,并将模拟气体标准源与代表点位置处的点源效率校准结果进行对比,发现在校准能区内二者的效率比不为常数,效率偏差最大达28%,通过效率传递系数可减小偏差,且可得到效率传递系数拟合曲线。最后在81 keV能量点处,得到模拟气体标准源与标准气体源的效率比为1.26,此值可作为模拟气体标准源的实际应用参考。

     

    Abstract: In order to accurately calibrate the gamma ray full energy peak efficiency of the noble gas monitor to the gas source, a Marinellibeaker radioactive simulated gas standard source with expandable polystyrene (EPS) particles as the matrix material was prepared. The sample density of the simulated gas source is 4.1 kg/m3, which contains eight kinds of single energy γ-ray emission nuclides, including 241Am, 109Cd, 57Co, 51Cr and so on. Using the simulated gas standard source, the gamma ray full energy peak efficiency of HPGe detector in the reactor noble gas field monitor was calibrated. The calibration energy region is 60-1 836 keV, and the maximum standard uncertainty of calibration efficiency is 4.4%. At the same time, a point source at a representative point method was used to calibrate the efficiency, and the calibration results of the simulated gas source and the point source at the representative position were compared. It is found that the efficiency ratio between the simulated gas source and the point source at the representative position is not a constant in the calibration energy region, and the maximum efficiency deviation is up to 28%. The deviation can be reduced by efficiency transfer coefficient and the fitting curve of efficiency transfer coefficient can be obtained. Finally, at the 81 keV energy point, the efficiency ratio of 1.26 is obtained between the simulated gas standard source and the practice gas standard source, which can be used as a reference for the practical application of the simulated gas standard source.

     

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