IEEE/ANSI N42.14-1999
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
American National Standard for Calibration and Use of Germanium Spectrometers for the Measurement of Gamma-Ray Emission Rates of Radionuclides
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English
01-06-1999
1 Overview
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Installation of instrumentation
5 Calibration procedures
5.1 Energy calibration
5.2 Efficiency calibration
6 Gamma-ray measurements with Ge spectrometers
6.1 Peak-finding algorithm
6.2 Peak position and area measurement
6.3 Measurement of gamma-ray energies
6.4 Subtraction of background peaks
6.5 Measurement of gamma-ray emission rates
6.6 Calculation of nuclide activities
7 Performance tests of the spectrometry system
7.1 MCA clocks
7.2 DC offset and pole-zero settings
7.3 Energy calibration
7.4 System efficiency
7.5 System resolution
8 Verification of the analysis process
8.1 Test of automatic peak-finding algorithm
8.2 Test of independence of peak-area from the
gross peak-height-to-baseline-height ratio
8.3 Test of the double-peak finding and fitting
algorithms
8.4 Pulse pileup (random summing)
8.5 Assessment of the magnitude of coincidence
summing
8.6 Bias in the relative full-energy peak efficiency
8.7 Accuracy of the full-energy peak efficiency
8.8 Radionuclide identification
8.9 Identification through multipeak analysis and
correction for interference from other
radionuclides
9 Uncertainties and propagation of uncertainty
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (informative) Procedures for characterization
of a Ge gamma-ray spectrometer
Annex C (informative) Measurement of peak position,
net area, and their uncertainties
Annex D (informative) Equations for the correction of
coincidence gamma-ray summing
Annex E (informative) Construction of shields for Ge
spectrometers
Outlines procedures for the calibration and use of germanium (Ge) spectrometers used in the measurement of gamma-ray energies and emission rates over the energy range from 59 keV to approximately 3000 keV, and the calculation of source activities from these measurements.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
0-7381-0740-9
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| Pages |
82
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| PublisherName |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| BS EN ISO 10703:2015 | Water quality. Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides. Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry |
| I.S. EN ISO 18589-3:2017 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: TEST METHOD OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES USING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY (ISO 18589-3:2015, CORRECTED VERSION 2015-12-01) |
| ASTM C 1514 : 2008 : R2017 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of <sup> 235</sup>U Fraction Using Enrichment Meter Principle (Withdrawn 2026) |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.35-2006 | American National Standard Evaluation and Performance of Radiation Detection Portal Monitors for Use in Homeland Security |
| 13/30286383 DC : 0 | BS ISO 18589-3 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES |
| 98/718930 DC : DRAFT JAN 1999 | IEC 62089. ED. 1.0 - NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION - CALIBRATION AND USAGE OF ALPHA/BETA GAS PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS |
| EN ISO 10703:2015 | Water quality - Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides - Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry (ISO 10703:2007) |
| ASTM E 1005 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Application and Analysis of Radiometric Monitors for Reactor Vessel Surveillance |
| I.S. EN ISO 10703:2015 | WATER QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OF RADIONUCLIDES - METHOD BY HIGH RESOLUTION GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY (ISO 10703:2007) |
| BS ISO 18589-3 : 2015 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: TEST METHOD OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES USING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY |
| ASTM C 1402 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry of Soil Samples |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.48-2008 | American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security |
| ASTM D 3648 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Practices for the Measurement of Radioactivity (Withdrawn 2023) |
| DIN ISO 18589-3:2009-02 | MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES |
| IEEE N42.25-1997 | American National Standard Calibration and Usage of Alpha/Beta Proportional Counters |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.33-2006 | American National Standard for Portable Radiation Detection Instrumentation for Homeland Security |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.34-2006 | American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-held Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides |
| DIN EN ISO 10703:2015-12 | Water quality - Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides - Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry (ISO 10703:2007) |
| 18/30327040 DC : 0 | BS ISO 20042 - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY - GAMMA EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES - GENERIC TEST METHOD USING GAMMA SPECTROMETRY |
| BS EN ISO 18589-3:2017 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil Test method of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry |
| ANSI N42.28 : 2008 | CALIBRATION OF GERMANIUM DETECTORS FOR IN-SITU GAMMA-RAY MEASUREMENTS |
| ASTM C 1514 : 2008 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of <sup>235</sup>U Fraction Using Enrichment Meter Principle |
| ISO 10703:2007 | Water quality — Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides — Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry |
| UNE-EN ISO 10703:2016 | Water quality - Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides - Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry (ISO 10703:2007) |
| IEEE/ANSI N42.23-1996 | American National Standard Measurement and Associated Instrumentation Quality Assurance for Radioassay Laboratories |
| ANSI N13.30 : 2011(R2017) | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR RADIOBIOASSAY |
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