Alpha spectroscopy by the Phi 25 mm x 0.1 mm YAlO3:Ce scintillation detector under atmospheric conditions

作者：Kvasnicka Jiri; Urban Tomas^*; Tous Jan; Smejkal Jan; Blazek Karel; Nikl Martin

来源：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment , 2017, 856: 72-76.

DOI：10.1016/j.nima.2017.03.017

• Alpha spectroscopy
• YAP:Ce scintillator
• Monte Carlo
• Radon daughters

The YAlO3:Ce scintillation crystal has excellent mechanical properties and is not affected if used in chemically aggressive environments. The detector with the diameter of Phi 25.4 mm and thickness of 0.1 mm was coupled with the PMT, associated electronics and the MCA in order to study its alpha spectroscopy properties. The measured alpha spectra of the surface calibration sources of Am-241 and Th-230 were compared with results of a Monte Carlo simulation. The experiment and the simulation were carried out for three distances between the detector and the surface alpha source in order to assess the effect of the distance on the detected energy of alpha radiation. Finally, the detector was used for the monitoring of radon (Rn-222) decay products (radon daughters) in the air. It was concluded that the detector is suitable for the in-situ alpha spectroscopy monitoring under ambient atmospheric conditions. Nevertheless, in order to identify radionuclides and their activity from the measured alpha spectra a computer code would need to be developed.

• 出版日期2017-6-1