Gamma dose rate monitoring using a Silicon Photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector
Plastic scintillation detectors represent an efficient, cost-effective, customizable solution for assessment of gamma radiation fields in the context of nuclear security, environmental radiation survey, radiological and nuclear incidents response (RNe) and dosimetry for radiation protection purposes...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.2112.03579 2023-05-15T15:24:53+02:00 Gamma dose rate monitoring using a Silicon Photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector Tancioni, Paolo Gendotti, Ulisse 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2112.03579 https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.03579 unknown arXiv Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Instrumentation and Detectors physics.ins-det FOS Physical sciences Article CreativeWork article Preprint 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2112.03579 2022-03-10T13:18:17Z Plastic scintillation detectors represent an efficient, cost-effective, customizable solution for assessment of gamma radiation fields in the context of nuclear security, environmental radiation survey, radiological and nuclear incidents response (RNe) and dosimetry for radiation protection purposes. Solid state light readout technologies such as Silicon Photomultiplier diodes (SiPM) are characterized by low operational voltage, mechanical robustness, compact dimensions, and fast pulse rise-time. Due to these intrinsic advantages, Silicon Photomultiplier diodes have been progressively replacing Photomultiplier Tube-based gamma detection technologies in a great part of these applications. In this experimental study, a gamma energy calibration and a dose rate calculation algorithm are discussed and implemented onto the SiPM-based Flat Panel Gamma detector (FPG) developed by Arktis Radiation Detectors Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland). The FPG detector has been deployed and studied in the framework of research projects on RNe technologies, involving its use on unmanned aerial and ground vehicle such as drones and robots. This work moved from the need for end users to have an accurate and reliable dose rate assessment when operating in the field, especially in the context of RNe response. Results are presented in terms of gamma dose rate accuracy obtained by laboratory measurements using radionuclide sources emitting in the 0.059 - 1.333 MeV gamma energy range, compared to theoretical dose rate calculations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arktis Arktis* DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Plastic scintillation detectors represent an efficient, cost-effective, customizable solution for assessment of gamma radiation fields in the context of nuclear security, environmental radiation survey, radiological and nuclear incidents response (RNe) and dosimetry for radiation protection purposes. Solid state light readout technologies such as Silicon Photomultiplier diodes (SiPM) are characterized by low operational voltage, mechanical robustness, compact dimensions, and fast pulse rise-time. Due to these intrinsic advantages, Silicon Photomultiplier diodes have been progressively replacing Photomultiplier Tube-based gamma detection technologies in a great part of these applications. In this experimental study, a gamma energy calibration and a dose rate calculation algorithm are discussed and implemented onto the SiPM-based Flat Panel Gamma detector (FPG) developed by Arktis Radiation Detectors Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland). The FPG detector has been deployed and studied in the framework of research projects on RNe technologies, involving its use on unmanned aerial and ground vehicle such as drones and robots. This work moved from the need for end users to have an accurate and reliable dose rate assessment when operating in the field, especially in the context of RNe response. Results are presented in terms of gamma dose rate accuracy obtained by laboratory measurements using radionuclide sources emitting in the 0.059 - 1.333 MeV gamma energy range, compared to theoretical dose rate calculations. |
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Gamma dose rate monitoring using a Silicon Photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector |
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Gamma dose rate monitoring using a Silicon Photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector |
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Gamma dose rate monitoring using a Silicon Photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector |
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gamma dose rate monitoring using a silicon photomultiplier-based plastic scintillation detector |
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