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- Title
Development of a method of evaluating PuO<sub>2</sub> particle diameters using an alpha-particle imaging detector.
- Authors
Morishita, Yuki; Sagawa, Naoki; Takada, Chie; Momose, Takumaro; Takasaki, Koji
- Abstract
It is very important to evaluate the diameters (activity median aerodynamic diameter) of plutonium dioxide (PuO2) particles for internal exposure dose evaluation. In this study, a method of evaluating PuO2 particle diameters using an alpha-particle imaging detector was developed. PuO2 particles with different diameters were modeled by Monte Carlo simulation, and the change in the shape of the energy spectrum for each particle diameter was evaluated. Two different patterns were modeled, namely, the case of 239PuO2 and the case of PuO2 (including isotopic composition of Pu). Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the PuO2 particle diameter from the obtained parameters. The simulated diameters and the diameters obtained with the regression model were in good agreement. The advantage of using the alpha-particle imaging detector is to measure the alpha energy spectrum for individual particle, and this allows accurate measurement of particle diameter distribution.
- Subjects
ALPHA rays; IMAGE converters; MONTE Carlo method; MULTIPLE regression analysis; DIAMETER; EXPOSURE dose
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023, Vol 199, Issue 13, p1376
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncad186