High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 34, Issue 11, 116004(2022)

Plutonium aerosol measurement system based on wavelength shift fiber and silicon photomultiplier

Wenyou Xia, Fanhua Hao, and Jian Wu
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Schematic diagram of the plutonium aerosol measurement system
    Measurement geometry of ZnS(Ag) detector
    Energy spectra of ZnS(Ag) detector
    Relationship between detection efficiency and threshold
    Relationship between detection efficiency and sensitive area of ZnS(Ag)
    Relationship between detection efficiency and thickness of narrow chamber
    Reference response spectra of ZnS(Ag) scintillator with different mass thickness
    Relationship between counting rate/peak position of full-energy peak with ZnS(Ag)’s mass thickness
    Compostion of α particle reference response spectra with other different response spectra
    • Table 1. Theoretical detection limits of the measurement system

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      Table 1. Theoretical detection limits of the measurement system

      measurement time/mindetection limit/(Bq·m−3)
      12900
      10330
      30134
      6081
      48023
      144013
    • Table 2. Test results of ZnS(Ag) detector’s reference response

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      Table 2. Test results of ZnS(Ag) detector’s reference response

      No.mass thickness of ZnS(Ag)/(mg·cm−2) characteristic of spectrum counting rate of α spectrum/s−1peak position of α spectrum channel
      13.75α peak overlapped with background noise69.36124.88
      26.53α peak overlapped with background noise132.50124.53
      37.62visible distinction316.02138.12
      414.69visible distinction396.75150.66
      526.85visible distinction463.48164.50
      662.85visible distinction478.95172.34
      7123.95visible distinction499.39183.86
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nuclear Science and Engineering

    Received: Apr. 8, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 18, 2022

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202234.220101

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