Field gamma spectrometry,Monte Carlo simulations and potential of non-invasive measurements |
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Authors: | Guillaume Guérin Norbert Mercier |
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Institution: | 1.Institut de Recherche sur les Archéomatériaux,UMR 5060 CNRS — Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche en Physique Appliquée à l’Archéologie (CRP2A), Maison de l’archéologie,Pessac cedex,France |
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Abstract: | The determination of gamma dose rates is of prior importance in the field of luminescence dating methods. In situ measurements are usually performed by the insertion of dosimeters or a portable gamma spectrometer cell in sediments. In
this paper, Monte-Carlo simulations using the Geant4 toolkit allow the development of a new technique of insitu gamma dose rate evaluations: a spectrometer cell is placed on
the surface of sediments under excavation to acquire successive spectra as sediments are removed by excavations. The principle
of this non-invasive technique is outlined and its potential is discussed, especially in the case of environments in which
radioelements are heterogeneously distributed. For such cases, a simple method to reconstruct gamma dose rate values with
surface measurements using an attenuator is discussed, and an estimation of errors is given for two simple cases. This technique
appears to be applicable, but still needs experimental validation. |
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