Quantitative Analysis of Radioactive Noble Gases with a SiLi Detector

Abstract

A system incorporating a cooled SiLi detector is examined for possible use in the quantitative analysis of radioactive noble gases. In the system, the detector is maintained at liquid nitrogen temperature in a high vaccum environment and cryogenic pumping is used to transfer and isolate gas samples. The gas used in the evaluation of the system is the xenon radionuclide Xe131m. Experimental data and theoretical considerations are used to establish the relevant characteristics of the system. Extrapolation of data indicates that in a 10 hour counting time, a significance level of 5% could be established for a Xe131m sample activity of about 25 DPM by internal conversion electron detection or about 90 DPM by x-ray spectroscopy.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA044953

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Rowe

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrons
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Internal Conversion
  • Measurement
  • Noble Gases
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Ray Spectroscopy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics