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Development and testing of a Frisch-Grid Ionization Chamber for the measurement of low activity of alpha-particle emitters

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A Frisch-grid Ionization Chamber (FGIC) for the measurement of low activity of alpha-particle emitters has been built. The design and performance are described in this paper. According to the Shockley–Ramo theorem and the experiment, the key parameter grid inefficiency was studied in detail. The experimental and calculated values of the correction factor are shown to be in good agreement. In the measurement of the alpha-activities of a 234,238U sample, the detection efficiency was investigated based on the Monte-Carlo method. Considering this influence, the activity of alpha-particle emitters was identified.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China under Grant [12075105, 11875155, 11705071]; NSFC-Nuclear Technology Innovation Joint Fund under Grant [U1867213]; NSAF under Grant [U1830102] and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant [lzujbky-2021-kb09].

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    Changqi Liu, Dongying Huo, Xu Yang, Zhanwen Ma, Jianjin Zhou, Chao Han, Xiaohou Bai, Kang Wu, Yu Zhang, Junrun Wang, Zeen Yao & Zheng Wei

  2. Engineering Research Center for Neutron Application Technology, Ministry of Education , Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road No. 222, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Yu Zhang, Junrun Wang, Zeen Yao & Zheng Wei

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Liu, C., Huo, D., Yang, X. et al. Development and testing of a Frisch-Grid Ionization Chamber for the measurement of low activity of alpha-particle emitters. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 330, 1091–1099 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08007-0

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