Determination of Gamma point source efficiency based on a back-propagation neural network

作者:Zheng, Hong-Long; Tuo, Xian-Guo*; Peng, Shu-Ming; Shi, Rui; Li, Huai-Liang; Lu, Jing; Li, Jin-Fu
来源:Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2018, 29(5): 61.
DOI:10.1007/s41365-018-0410-4

摘要

Efficiency is an important factor in quantitative and qualitative analysis of radionuclides, and the gamma point source efficiency is related to the radial angle, detection distance, and gamma-ray energy. In this work, on the basis of a back-propagation (BP) neural network model, a method to determine the gamma point source efficiency is developed and validated. The efficiency of the point sources Cs-137 and Co-60 at discrete radial angles, detection distances, and gamma-ray energies is measured, and the BP neural network prediction model is constructed using MATLAB. The gamma point source efficiencies at different radial angles, detection distances, and gamma-ray energies are predicted quickly and accurately using this nonlinear prediction model. The results show that the maximum error between the predicted and experimental values is 3.732% at 661.661 keV, 11 pi/24, and 35 cm, and those under other conditions are less than 3%. The gamma point source efficiencies obtained using the BP neural network model are in good agreement with experimental data.