Coincidence counting for PGNAA applications: Is it the optimum method? |
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Authors: | W A Metwally C W Mayo X Han R P Gardner |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7909, USA;(2) Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7909, USA;(3) Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7909, USA;(4) Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7909, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary One of the main advantages of γ-γ coincidence counting is the reduction of the background spectrum, pulse pile-up, and summing effects (for simple schemes). For prompt gamma-ray neutron activation analysis (PGNAA), the sources of background include the gamma-rays from the natural background, from surrounding materials, from the neutron source, and from detector neutron activation. While this counting approach effectively increases the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, it also decreases the signal counting rate. This adds some practical limitations to using this approach. In this work, two examples are presented for the efficient use of the coincidence counting approach. |
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