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The bremsstrahlung radiation energy spectra were produced by hard beta-emitters the 90Sr-90Y contaminated tea sample sources placed in a copper cylinder (cylinder counting geometry) and encapsulated in two Cu discs (sandwich counting geometry). These energy spectra were directly measured by using two separate gamma-ray spectrometers with a coaxial 110% efficient HpGe detector and a 110 cm3 HpGe well-type detector. The minimum detectable activity and the absolute efficiency of beta-activity for the sandwich and cylinder geometries were found to be 23 Bq . kg-1 and (1.67±0.04)% and 55 Bq . kg-1 and (2.61±0.05)%, respectively. These results indicate that the bremsstrahlung radiation counting method can be applied to some environmental studies when high efficient HpGe detectors, especially well-type HpGe are used.
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Turhan, Ş., Zarars?z, A. & Yücel, H. Sample geometry and efficiency determination of bremsstrahlung radiation of 90Sr on gamma detection systems. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 269, 141–145 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0243-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0243-1