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A program to generate simulated radioxenon beta–gamma data for concentration verification and validation and training exercises

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PNNL developed a beta–gamma simulator (BGSim) that incorporated GEANT-modeled data sets from radioxenon decay chains, as well as functionality to use nuclear detector-acquired data sets to create new beta–gamma spectra with varying amounts of background, 133Xe, 131mXe, 133mXe, 135Xe, and 222Rn and its decay products. After BGSim was developed, additional uses began to be identified for the program output: training sets of two-dimensional spectra for data analysts at the IDC and other NDC, and spectra for exercises such as the Integrated Field Exercise 2014 held in Jordan at the Dead Sea.

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  1. In consultation with Dr. Chushiro Yonezawa, Center for Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Japan Institute of International Affairs.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the funding support of the Office of Nuclear Detonation Detection (NA-222), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D (NA-22), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20), and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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    J. I. McIntyre, B. T. Schrom, M. W. Cooper, A. M. Prinke, T. J. Suckow & G. A. Warren

  2. Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Stockholm, Sweden

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McIntyre, J.I., Schrom, B.T., Cooper, M.W. et al. A program to generate simulated radioxenon beta–gamma data for concentration verification and validation and training exercises. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 2381–2387 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4620-5

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