NEW ALGORITHM FOR UPGRADING OF PORTAL RADIATION MONITORS WITH PLASTIC DETECTORS
Journal: ANRI
№ 1
, 2021
Rubrics: SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Authors:
1.
Company POLON
Minsk, Belarus
Minsk, Belarus
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 3
to 12
Status:
Published
Received:
02.03.2021
Accepted:
04.03.2021
Published:
04.03.2021
Subject area:
UDK 53 Физика
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
portal radiation monitor, smoothing, profile of count rate, NORM, point and distributed radioactive source
Abstract (English):
The new algorithm for portal radiation monitors with plastic detectors is discussed in the paper. It is based on optimization of the value of smoothing for count rate profiles, alarming thresholds and so called energy windows. Implementation of this algorithm provides increasing of probability of detection of the radioactive sources including those which are masked by NORM under suppression of natural background. The verification of radioactive sources and NORM on the base of analysis of count rate profiles for point and distributed sources is discussed in the first part.
The new algorithm for portal radiation monitors with plastic detectors is discussed in the paper. It is based on optimization of the value of smoothing for count rate profiles, alarming thresholds and so called energy windows. Implementation of this algorithm provides increasing of probability of detection of the radioactive sources including those which are masked by NORM under suppression of natural background. The verification of radioactive sources and NORM on the base of analysis of count rate profiles for point and distributed sources is discussed in the first part.
Keywords:
portal radiation monitor, smoothing, profile of count rate, NORM, point and distributed radioactive source
portal radiation monitor, smoothing, profile of count rate, NORM, point and distributed radioactive source
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