Spectroscopic noble gas stack monitor with continuous unattended operation and analysis

A spectroscopic stack monitoring system for the measurement of noble gasses discharged from medical isotope production facility and nuclear power plant stacks has been designed and a prototype constructed. The prototype is based on a Marinelli beaker style HPGe measurement operating in a continuous...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 318; no. 1; pp. 387 - 393
Main Authors Zickefoose, James K., Burnett, Jonathan L., Persson, Henrik, Huckins, Bob, Anderson, Troy, Mueller, Wilhelm, Oginni, Babatunde, Jokerst, Todd, Bronson, Frazier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2018
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Physical Chemistry
Rare gases
Workflow
Continuous analysis
Unattended operation
Noble gas
Spectroscopic stack monitoring
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Summary:A spectroscopic stack monitoring system for the measurement of noble gasses discharged from medical isotope production facility and nuclear power plant stacks has been designed and a prototype constructed. The prototype is based on a Marinelli beaker style HPGe measurement operating in a continuous acquisition mode. Continuous acquisition is accomplished with novel software and hardware which allows for unattended acquisition, analysis, and storage of data over multiple workflow definitions. As a direct result of the multiple averaging times and the use of the transistor reset preamplifier, the dynamic range of the system covers nearly 8 orders of magnitude.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-018-6029-4