NaI cubic detector full-energy peak efficiency, including coincidence and self-absorption corrections for rectangular sources using analytical method

Low activities of radionuclides in environmental and occupational samples demand for the lower detection limits of the measuring system, which can be achieved by minimizing the source-to-detector distance. Analytical technique to calculate full-energy peak efficiency and total efficiency, self-absorption of sources and a coincidence factor of the NaI cubic scintillation detector with rectangular cavity for rectangular source have been derived. The photon path length of the volumetric sources calculated and determined source self-absorption. The photon attention by rectangular sources and detector cap materials is also calculated. In the experiments gamma aqueous source containing Eu-152 radionuclide covering range from 121 to 1408 keV was used. By comparison analytical method for calculating the full energy peak efficiency and the corrected experimental efficiency values are in good a agreement.

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The study suggests an analytical technique to calculate the activity of radionuclides in environmental and occupational samples, and emphasizes the importance of optimizing the measuring system for improved detection sensitivity. Experimental results demonstrate a high level of agreement between the calculated efficiency values and the actual measurements, confirming the reliability of this method.