TITLE:
Determination of Full Energy Peak Efficiency of NaI(Tl) Detector Depending on Efficiency Transfer Principle for Conversion Form Experimental Values
AUTHORS:
Mohamed Abd-Elzaher, Mohamed Salem Badawi, Ahmed El-Khatib, Abouzeid Ahmed Thabet
KEYWORDS:
Full Energy Peak Efficiency; NaI(Tl) Scintillation; Efficiency Transfer
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,
Vol.2 No.3,
July
23,
2012
ABSTRACT: In this work we calibrated the NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors (5.08 × 5.08 cm2 and 7.62 × 7.62 cm2) and the Full Energy Peak Efficiency (FEPE) for these detectors have been calculated for point sources placed at different positions on the detector axis using the analytical approach of the effective solid angle ratio. This approach is based on the direct mathematical method reported by Selim and Abbas [1,2] and has been used successfully before to calibrate the cylindrical, parallelepiped, and 4π NaI(Tl) detectors by using point, plane and volumetric sources. In addition, the present method is free of some major inconveniences of the conventional methods.