Simulation of nuclear decay

Laedermann, Jean-Pascal; Decombaz, M.

doi:10.1016/s0969-8043(99)00189-x

Cited by 30 publications

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“…The authors chose to use 'Penelope', but preliminary tests did not find a strong effect on the models. A Cþþ implementation of the nuclide decay scheme simulator SCH2FOR was used (46) . The computer cluster of the Institute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne, was used for computation; it consists of 12 PC 2.8 MHz bioprocessors, under Linux Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.…”

Section: Monte Carlo Codementioning

confidence: 99%

Monte Carlo simulation of a whole-body counter using IGOR phantoms

Bochud

Laedermann

Baechler

et al. 2013

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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Whole-body counting is a technique of choice for assessing the intake of gamma-emitting radionuclides. An appropriate calibration is necessary, which is done either by experimental measurement or by Monte Carlo (MC) calculation. The aim of this work was to validate a MC model for calibrating whole-body counters (WBCs) by comparing the results of computations with measurements performed on an anthropomorphic phantom and to investigate the effect of a change in phantom's position on the WBC counting sensitivity. GEANT MC code was used for the calculations, and an IGOR phantom loaded with several types of radionuclides was used for the experimental measurements. The results show a reasonable agreement between measurements and MC computation. A 1-cm error in phantom positioning changes the activity estimation by >2 %. Considering that a 5-cm deviation of the positioning of the phantom may occur in a realistic counting scenario, this implies that the uncertainty of the activity measured by a WBC is ∼10-20 %.

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Section: Monte Carlo Codementioning

confidence: 99%

Monte Carlo simulation of a whole-body counter using IGOR phantoms

Bochud

Laedermann

Baechler

et al. 2013

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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“…The ENSDF 7,8) data were broken down to give the probabilities of all decay paths and the corresponding emissions, gamma and beta, and atomic excitations induced by electron capture and internal conversion. The relaxation routine of AMOS handles the atomic excitations to provide the X-Ray and electron emissions.…”

Section: Monte Carlo Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Monte Carlo Simulation of a HP-Ge Pulse Height Spectrum over the Entire Energy Range

Sommer

Reichelt

Helbig

et al. 2011

Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology

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The TU Dresden Monte Carlo code AMOS is used to simulate a low level HP-Ge detector stationed at the Felsenkeller laboratory from the VKTA Rossendorf e.V.. The detector is a p-type 92% HP-Ge detector manufactured by Canberra Industries, Inc. and its geometry is highly determined. Therefore it allows precise digital remodelling, and Monte Carlo calculations are applicable. The simulation program AMOS carries out coupled photon electron transport especially in the low energy region. ENSDF data and beta spectra calculations were implemented to follow quasi-timedependent nuclide decays. In all, this enables a differentiated calculation of pulse height spectra and comparison over the entire energy range.

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“…Secondly, the decay products must be sampled following a similar scheme to that of Laedermann and Décombaz [4].…”

Section: Modelling Of the Decay Processmentioning

confidence: 99%