1. Implementation of FLUKA for γ-ray applications in the marine environment.
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Androulakaki, E.G., Kokkoris, M., Skordis, E., Fatsea, E., Patiris, D.L., Tsabaris, C., and Vlastou, R.
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RADIOISOTOPES , *NATURAL radioactivity , *GAMMA rays , *MARINE ecology , *SODIUM iodide - Abstract
The FLUKA code was implemented to simulate pulse-height spectra of a NaI(Tl) detector (excluding its resolution), considering radioactive sources of naturally occurring and artificial radionuclides present in the marine environment. For this purpose, a user-defined routine was developed for the proper simulation of the emitted γ-rays. The results were compared with simulations performed using the MCNP-CP code. The comparison of the recorded counts in the full-energy peaks, for the high intensity (emission probability >15%) emitted γ-rays for each radionuclide, yielded a satisfactory agreement (calculated ratios from 0.93 ± 0.05 to 1.07 ± 0.02) in all the studied cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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