Application of a new in situ calibration technique for gamma spectrometry and comparison of in situ and laboratory measurements

Rašeta, Davor; Petrinec, Branko; Babić, Dinko; Šoštarić, Marko

doi:10.2478/aiht-2021-72-3468

Abstract

In situ gamma ray spectrometry was developed to quickly measure large areas of land following nuclear accidents. However, a proper calibration of detectors for in situ measurements is a long and complicated process. One tool designed to make this calibration quick is the InSiCal software. We compared 5,000 s in situ measurements with two different HPGe detectors calibrated using the InSiCal software and laboratory measurements of samples collected at the same locations. Our findings suggest that in situ gamma spectrometry using InSiCal software can provide reasonably accurate data, but some improvements are needed.

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Application of a new in situ calibration technique for gamma spectrometry and comparison of in situ and laboratory measurements

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