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Visualization of Low-Level Gamma Radiation Sources Using a Low-Cost, High-Sensitivity, Omnidirectional Compton Camera
Published on: January 30, 2020
Optimisation of systems to locate discrete gamma-ray sources within a large search area
1Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie 3085, Australia. stephen.long@arpansa.gov.au
Abstract:
Most systems used to locate discrete gamma-ray sources involve systematically passing a detector over the search area while seeking a significant increase in the observed count-rate. This paper discusses the ways in which such systems may be designed to maximise the probability of locating a source. It is shown that optimised systems use a collimated, energy-discriminating detector and overlapping counting intervals determined by the scanning geometry and speed.
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