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Published: 2023-01-13
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53747/nst.v12i1.336
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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022)
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Le, H. M., Le, Q. V., Tran, T. T., & Chau, V. T. (2023). Evaluating coincidence summing factor using marinelli beaker on coaxial HPGe detector by Monte Carlo simulation and calculating. Nuclear Science and Technology, 12(1), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.53747/nst.v12i1.336

Evaluating coincidence summing factor using marinelli beaker on coaxial HPGe detector by Monte Carlo simulation and calculating

Le Hoang Minh1,2, Le Quang Vuong1,2, Tran Thien Thanh1,2, Chau Van Tao1,2
1 Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2 Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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This investigation aims to compare the full energy peak efficiencies in the energy range of 46-1836 keV on a type-p coaxial HPGe and estimate the coincidence summing factor for the case of Marinelli Beaker samples used by two general Monte-Carlo simulation software MCNP and PENELOPE. The radioactive nuclides used in determining the coincidence summing factor include 22Na, 60Co, 88Y, 133Ba, 134Cs, 154Eu, and 208Tl, which are prepared in HCl 2M solution and contained in a Marinelli beaker with the source’s volume of 3000 ml. The results demonstrate there is a good agreement between the two simulation software with an average discrepancy of 1.3%. On the other hand, the simulation coincidence summing factor values are also compared with the results from the calculating software ETNA with an average discrepancy of approximately 3.1%.

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Coaxial HPGe detector, coincidence summing factor, Monte Carlo simulation

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