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Optimization and validation of a LaBr3(Ce) detector model for use in Monte Carlo simulations
Md Moudud Hasan1, Tim Vidmar2, Jos Rutten2
1SCK CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 200, BE-2400, Mol, Belgium; Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
A reliable detector model is needed for Monte Carlo efficiency calibration. A LaBr3(Ce) detector model was optimized and verified using different radioactive sources (241Am,133Ba,137Cs,60Co and152Eu) and geometries (point, extended and surface). PENELOPE and MCNP were used for Monte Carlo simulations. A good agreement was observed between simulated and experimental full energy peak efficiencies (FEPE) as their mean relative difference was 2.84% ± 1.93% and 2.79% ± 1.99% for PENELOPE and MCNP simulation, respectively. The differences between simulated FEPEs of two Monte Carlo codes were negligible except for low energies (< 100 keV).
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