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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Radiation Detection

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  • Identifying trace radioactive materials requires sensitive detection methods.
  • Traditional methods may lack the speed and accuracy for complex gamma-gamma coincidence analysis.
  • Digital electronics and list-mode acquisition offer advanced capabilities for event timing and data processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a method for quantifying gamma coincidence signatures.
  • To create a software package for automated calculation of cascade probabilities.
  • To enhance the identification of trace radioactive materials using a high-efficiency multi-detector system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a high-efficiency multi-detector gamma-gamma (γ-γ) system with fully digital electronics and list-mode acquisition.
  • Developed a software package to calculate efficiency and cascade summing corrected branching ratios using ENSDF data.
  • Automated the creation and updating of a searchable coincidence library.

Main Results:

  • Successfully quantified gamma coincidence signatures.
  • The software package accurately calculates cascade emission and detection probabilities.
  • Validated results using measurements on the γ-γ system for investigated nuclides.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method and software provide accurate quantification of coincidence signatures.
  • The approach is flexible, relying on evaluated nuclear data and efficiency characterization.
  • This method enables rapid and easy calculation of coincidence signature probabilities for diverse applications.