Quality assurance of a characterised Ge-detector used for ... · 2. Density roughly adjusted to...
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Quality assurance of a characterised Ge-detector used for various geometries (mathematical efficiency calibration) Asser Nyander Poulsen Specialkonsulent, Ph.D. [email protected] Strålebeskyttelse i Sundhedsstyrelsen (SIS) Knapholm 7 2730 Herlev, Denmark www.sis.dk
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Setup: Characterized Ge detector Electrical cooling Shielded lab + 10 cm Pb. No background peaks except 511 keV
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QC Objective
Must keep track of: “Any parameter or setting that can be edited by the user that can affect the measurement result.”
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Transfer
Manuel selection
Manual entry Non-editable software
Editable spreadsheet
.ECC
File
.CNF
.NLB
.CAL
.GEO
Genie2K Geometry Composer
.RPT
.TPL
.CTF
.TXT
Date, time
File name Sample ID Ref date Vol, mass Uncertainty
Live time
Energy & uncertainty list
HV Gain Stabilizer Filter
Library Editor
Nuclides, t½, keV yield, uncertainty
Library
Nuclides t½
keV yield
uncertainty
Certificate Editor
PC clock
Cascade summing
correction
File name Dimensions Materials Densities
Detector SN Template Beaker
.BKR .PAR
Detector characteri- zation
Dimensions Materials
Beaker Editor
QA Log
Report Viewer
File name
Algorithm settings
Calibration
Report template
Validation parameters
Final report
Sample Container
Data report
Test results
Default energies and uncertainties
coi-lib.clb
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Hardware and algorithm settings QC
CAM-file parameter checksum
Genie2000 .rpt - file Excel
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Manually entered parameters
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LabSocs. Sensitivity Analysis
Cs-137 point source, 21 mm from detector 661 keV, net count-rate 762 cps (+/- 0,7 %, k=1)
Hardware settings
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LabSocs. Sensitivity Analysis LabSocs geometry parameters
- Distance is a critical parameter
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Validation Do I have a problem ?
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Detector reference plane lowered (2mm)
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Electric cooler issue “Sudden loss of cooling efficiency after 1 year”
Pressure relief (3-5 h) and cooler restart
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Extra material
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Can You
prove it? It is so…
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Human factor
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Geometry
PLEX: Holder ID, absorber
GEC-987: Detector and measurement ID
WHI: Sample container ID
Unique name: GEC-987_PLEXWHI
Name is used for .GEO, .CAL,
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Loose end #1 - Genie settings
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Genie report template (.tpl)
“miss”, * and @ are moved to the end
Section tag
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Loose end # 2 - Nuclide libraries
Data transfer Best data source?
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Nuclides listed with gaps! Excel challenge
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Drift
Energy sens.
Resolution
Efficiency
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Eu-152 LACE
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QC parameter Energy tolerance (Eu-152)
Maximal deviation (keV)
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Screenshots for documentation
Density calculated from sample mass and fill height
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1. Assumed sample composition and weight entered
2. Density roughly adjusted to reach approx. fill-height
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Gammaspec 2016 sample
9,1698 (10) g
Fill-height ≈ 5 mm
Spectrum data file: GEC-987-K1-….cnf
Detector ID – Measurement ID – Acquisition cycle -
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Geometry model (LabSocs) Standard container ”WHITE.bkr”
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Test measurements
“Point” Cs-137, Co-60, Am-241 (Ra-226, Pb-210)
“Beaker” Eu-152
“Custom Beaker” K-40 (KCl)
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𝑧𝑒𝑡𝑎 =𝑎𝑏𝑠(𝐴𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡 − 𝐴𝑜𝑏𝑠)
𝑢(𝐴𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡)2 + 𝑢(𝐴𝑜𝑏𝑠)
2
QC parameter
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In case of non-compliance:
Increase efficiency uncertainty.
E.g. changed from factory default (4%)
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A (w.m.) > MDA ?
Reporting rule
yes
no “ A < [MDA]”
“ A (best est.) +/- u (best est.)”
To avoid false positive results, we have chosen not to report A when MSA < A < MDA. In some cases, w.m. < 0 and best. est. >0. w.m. = weighted mean best. est. = best estimate (ISO11929)