High-pressure xenon ion chambers for gamma-ray spectroscopy in nuclear safeguards

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 505; no. 1-2; pp. 474 - 477
• Main Authors: Beddingfield, D.H., Beyerle, A., Russo, P.A., Ianakiev, K., Vo, D.T., Dmitrenko, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2003
• Subjects: Safeguards; Spectroscopy; Xenon; Spectroscopy; 07.85.Nc; 29.40.Cs; 29.30.Kv; Xenon; Safeguards

There has been a long-standing need for a room-temperature gamma-ray detector system with high efficiency and adequate resolution for nuclear safeguards applications. For nuclear safeguards, measurements must resolve the uranium complex at 186keV and the plutonium complex at 414keV. The need for ade...