Research on minimum detectable activity (MDA) of underwater gamma spectrometer for radioactivity measurement in the marine environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 108917
Author(s):  
Yingying Zhang ◽  
Bingwei Wu ◽  
Dongyan Liu ◽  
Hongmin Lv ◽  
Xiandong Feng
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Minimum Detectable Activity ◽  
Gamma Spectrometer ◽  
Radioactivity Measurement ◽  
Detectable Activity

scholarly journals Study of the minimum detectable activity in gamma-ray spectrometry with various shielding configurations

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (T4) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Vuong Quang Le ◽  
Nguyen Hoang Vo ◽  
Chuong Dinh Huynh ◽  
Phuc Minh Lau ◽  
Thanh Thien Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Environmental Radioactivity ◽  
Minimum Detectable Activity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometry ◽  
Gamma Spectrometer ◽  
Detectable Activity ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometer

In the environmental radioactivity analyzing methods using gamma-ray spectrometry, the natural activities of radionuclides were required to be higher than the minimum detectable activity (MDA). To reduce MDA, one of the popular methods is to improve the ability of reducing the background radiation of the gamma-ray spectrometry. In this work, we designed the shielding configuration with 5 cm lead and 2 mm copper (thickness of walls and top). The MDAs of gamma-ray spectrometer were 2.6–4.24 times times for 40K (1460.8 keV), 232Th (208Tl- 2614.5 keV) and 238U (214Pb- 352 keV; 214Bi- 609.3 keV, 214Bi- 1764.5 keV). In the other hand, MDA for 238U with this shielding configuration is smaller than the activity of 238U inside surface soils in Vietnam. These results showed that the gamma spectrometer with NaI(Tl) detector and this shielding configuration was suitable for measurements activity of 238U in the environmental samples.

A compact NaI(Tl) with avalanche photodiode gamma spectrometer for in situ radioactivity measurements in marine environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 033301
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Sun ◽  
Fan Zhou ◽  
Zhe Cao ◽  
Ziheng Zhou ◽  
Xiaohu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Avalanche Photodiode ◽  
Gamma Spectrometer ◽  
Radioactivity Measurements

scholarly journals Absence of Detectable Radionuclides in Breast Milk in Sendai, Japan in 2012 Even by High-Sensitivity Determination: Estimated Dose among Infants after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5825
Author(s):  
Zhaoqing Lyu ◽  
Sani Rachman Soleman ◽  
Tomoko Fujitani ◽  
Yukiko Fujii ◽  
Manal A. M. Mahmoud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Minimum Detectable Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Internal Exposure ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Detectable Activity ◽  
Nuclear Disaster ◽  
Exposure Limit ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

The aim of this study was to estimate radionuclide levels in breast milk and the transferred dose to their infants in Sendai (100 km from Fukushima), Japan after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Radionuclide concentrations were analyzed in 101 specimens of breast milk collected in 2012. Median values for minimum detectable activities were 0.39, 0.34, 1.1, 1.89, and 17.1 Bq/kg for 137Cs, 134Cs, 131I, 110mAg, and 40K, respectively. Only radionuclides from 40K were detected. To estimate potential exposure and radiocesium dose, we assumed that the samples contained each minimum detectable activity level. The mean minimum detectable activity concentrations (standard deviation) of 137Cs and 134Cs were 0.42 (0.15) and 0.37 (0.14) Bq/kg, respectively. Means of estimated dietary intakes of 137Cs and 134Cs among infants were 0.35 (0.12) and 0.31 (0.11) Bq/day, respectively. The committed effective doses of radiocesium in infants aged 3 and 12 months via breastmilk were estimated at 5.6 (2.1) and 3.3 (1.2) μSv/year, respectively. Dietary intakes of 137Cs and 134Cs in breastfeeding mothers were back-calculated at 1.9 (0.71) and 1.7 (0.65) Bq/day, respectively. The study verified no discernible exposure to radionuclides among infants. The most conservative estimates were below the Japanese internal exposure limit of 1 mSv/year.

Development and deployment of an autonomous sensor for the in-situ radioactivity measurement in the marine environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Zhang ◽  
Bingwei Wu ◽  
Dongyan Liu ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Yan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Radioactivity Measurement ◽  
Autonomous Sensor

scholarly journals Minimum Detectable Activity of Pb-210 in Skull From In vivo Measurements: Insights From the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangpeng Meng ◽  
Yuanyuan Liu ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Jianping Cheng ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Minimum Detectable Activity ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Semiconductor Detectors ◽  
Background Count ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Detectable Activity ◽  
Retrospective Assessment ◽  
History Of

To address the urgent need for the retrospective assessment of the health conditions of people with a history of appreciable radon exposure, a novel technique that directly measures the characteristic γ-rays emitted from Pb-210 in the living skull was developed. Since the first pioneering study in 1968, this technique has experienced continued advancement over more than half a century, where the limit of detection of Pb-210 is a common criterion to assess the performance of the measuring devices. However, researchers have defined the limit of detection in assorted ways, and the measurement conditions often greatly differ from study to study, both of which significantly challenge interstudy comparisons and obscure how various factors make their impacts. In this work, we reanalyze the reported results in the literature according to the minimum detectable activity (MDA) defined by Currie and investigate the effects of key elements therein. Firstly, we focus on the reported background count rates and analyze their dependence on detector’s energy resolution and active area. Secondly, we turn to the reported calibration factors and conduct analysis in the same manner. Thirdly, we calculate MDA for each study and monitor its dependence on the active area of detector and measurement duration. In the limit of the largest achievable active area (∼75000 mm2), it is found that the asymptotic MDA is approximately 6 (4) Bq and 15 (11) Bq under 30 (60) min measurement using NaI-CsI scintillator and HPGe semiconductor detectors, respectively. Finally, we discuss these asymptotic MDA in the context of estimated Pb-210 activity in the skull resulted from a hypothetical history of radon exposure.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Minimum Detectable Activity of Radioactive Noble Gases

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Ji-young Park ◽  
Young Gun Ko ◽  
Hyuncheol Kim ◽  
Jong-Myoung Lim ◽  
Wanno Lee
Keyword(s):  
Noble Gases ◽  
Minimum Detectable Activity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Detectable Activity
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