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Introduction of multiple γ-ray detection to charged particle activation analysis

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Charged particle activation analysis (CPAA) is a rapid method with high accuracy which can analyze multi-elements simultaneously. Since multiple γ-ray detection method is expected to improve the detection efficiency and the signal-to-noise ratio, we study what design of the γ-ray detector array is the most suitable for CPAA. We take up four design candidates and investigated the responses by the radiation simulation code Geant 4. From the results, we have deduced the best design with 5 germanium detectors in close geometry. By inspecting the sensitivity in CPAA, the method is proved to be useful and applicable to 116 nuclides.

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The authors appreciate the discussions by Drs. T. Hayakawa and Y. Hatsukawa of National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology. This work was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 15K01357.

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  1. Institute for Research Promotion, Niigata University, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan

    J. Goto

  2. Japan Chemical Analysis Center, Sanno 295-3, Inage, Chiba, 263-0002, Japan

    M. Oshima, Y. Yamaguchi, C. Bi, S. Bamba & T. Morimoto

  3. Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba, 275-0023, Japan

    M. Sugawara

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Goto, J., Oshima, M., Sugawara, M. et al. Introduction of multiple γ-ray detection to charged particle activation analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 1707–1714 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5558-6

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