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  • Geophysics
  • Nuclear Instrumentation
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • Airborne gamma-ray spectrometer (AGS) calibration typically relies on costly on-ground or in-flight methods.
  • Existing methods are often impractical for artificial radioisotopes with short half-lives.
  • Monte Carlo simulation offers an alternative but faces computational efficiency challenges for reliable AGS calibration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a more efficient and practical method for AGS calibration.
  • To propose a sourceless calibration technique that bypasses the need for physical radioactive sources.
  • To enhance the computational efficiency of AGS calibration using a hybrid numerical approach.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid numerical method combining the deterministic point-kernel approach and Monte Carlo simulation was developed.
  • This method enables sourceless airborne gamma-ray spectrometer calibration.
  • The hybrid method was validated against empirical methods for in-flight calibration using a soil test model.

Main Results:

  • The proposed hybrid method significantly improves computational efficiency compared to traditional source-based calibration.
  • The method is independent of the availability of radioactive sources, overcoming limitations of on-ground and in-flight calibration.
  • Sensitivities calculated using the hybrid method show good agreement with empirical in-flight calibration results for a soil test model.

Conclusions:

  • The hybrid numerical method offers an efficient and practical solution for airborne gamma-ray spectrometer calibration.
  • This sourceless approach enhances the applicability of AGS calibration, particularly for short-lived artificial radioisotopes.
  • The method provides a reliable alternative to conventional calibration techniques, demonstrating good accuracy against empirical data.