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Detailed optimization procedure of an HPGe detector using Geant4 toolkit

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Presented study describes the optimization method of an HPGe detector through implementation of Geant4 toolkit. The optimized model was verified through comparison with experimentally obtained data using a set of point-like radioactive calibration sources. Acquired results displayed good agreement with the experimental data that falls under an average relative deviation of the order of ~ 2% within the energy range of 53–1836 keV. Additionally, in order to test the validity of the code it was also applied to a different detection equipment where an average relative deviation of the order of ~ 1.8% was achieved within the energy range of 121–1112 keV.

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Acknowledgements

Presented work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia through Grants for PhD students (PhD grant OI 171002), IAEA Coordinated Research Project RC 23159. The authors would also like to thank Gamma Spectrometry team (Nuclear Security Department) and Radiography team (Nuclear Analysis and Radiography Department) from the Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary, for the data about LEGe detector.

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  1. Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3a, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    M. Travar, J. Nikolov, N. Todorović & A. Vraničar

  2. Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklsó út. 29-33, Budapest, Hungary

    P. Völgyesi & P. Kirchknopf

  3. Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    I. Čeliković & T. Milanović

  4. Institute for Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 18, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    D. Joković

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Travar, M., Nikolov, J., Todorović, N. et al. Detailed optimization procedure of an HPGe detector using Geant4 toolkit. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 817–828 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08810-x

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