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An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters
We have developed a radioluminescence-based survey meter for use in industries in which there is involvement in naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), also in support of those needing to detect other weak emitters of radiation. The functionality of the system confronts particular shortcomi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37488183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39180-9 |
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author | Zubair, H. T. Bradley, D. A. Khairina, M. D. Oresegun, Adebiyi Basaif, A. Othman, J. Rifiat, R. Hamidi, F. Rahman, L. Ezzadeen, A. Ibrahim, S. A. Mansor, S. Alkhorayef, M. Abdul-Rashid, H. A. |
author_facet | Zubair, H. T. Bradley, D. A. Khairina, M. D. Oresegun, Adebiyi Basaif, A. Othman, J. Rifiat, R. Hamidi, F. Rahman, L. Ezzadeen, A. Ibrahim, S. A. Mansor, S. Alkhorayef, M. Abdul-Rashid, H. A. |
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description | We have developed a radioluminescence-based survey meter for use in industries in which there is involvement in naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), also in support of those needing to detect other weak emitters of radiation. The functionality of the system confronts particular shortcomings of the handheld survey meters that are currently being made use of. The device couples a LYSO:Ce scintillator with a photodetector via a polymer optical fibre waveguide, allowing for "intrinsically safe" inspection within pipework, separators, valves and other such component pieces. The small-diameter optical fibre probe is electrically passive, immune to electromagnetic interference, and chemically inert. The readout circuit is entirely incorporated within a handheld casing housing a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) detection circuit and a microprocessor circuit connected to an LCD display. A 15 m long flexible PMMA optical fibre waveguide is butt coupled to an ABS plastic probe that retains the LYSO:Ce scintillator. Initial tests have included the use of lab-based mixed gamma-ray sources, measurements being made in concert with a reference conventional GM survey-meter. Characterization, via NORM sources at a decontamination facility, has shown useful sensitivity, covering the dose-rate range 0.10- to 28 µSv h(−1) (R-squared 0.966), extending to 80 µSv/h as demonstrated in use of a Cs-137 source. The system is shown to provide an effective tool for detection of radioactivity within hard to access locations, in particular for sources emitting at low radiation levels, down to values that approach background. |
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spelling | pubmed-103661062023-07-26 An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters Zubair, H. T. Bradley, D. A. Khairina, M. D. Oresegun, Adebiyi Basaif, A. Othman, J. Rifiat, R. Hamidi, F. Rahman, L. Ezzadeen, A. Ibrahim, S. A. Mansor, S. Alkhorayef, M. Abdul-Rashid, H. A. Sci Rep Article We have developed a radioluminescence-based survey meter for use in industries in which there is involvement in naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), also in support of those needing to detect other weak emitters of radiation. The functionality of the system confronts particular shortcomings of the handheld survey meters that are currently being made use of. The device couples a LYSO:Ce scintillator with a photodetector via a polymer optical fibre waveguide, allowing for "intrinsically safe" inspection within pipework, separators, valves and other such component pieces. The small-diameter optical fibre probe is electrically passive, immune to electromagnetic interference, and chemically inert. The readout circuit is entirely incorporated within a handheld casing housing a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) detection circuit and a microprocessor circuit connected to an LCD display. A 15 m long flexible PMMA optical fibre waveguide is butt coupled to an ABS plastic probe that retains the LYSO:Ce scintillator. Initial tests have included the use of lab-based mixed gamma-ray sources, measurements being made in concert with a reference conventional GM survey-meter. Characterization, via NORM sources at a decontamination facility, has shown useful sensitivity, covering the dose-rate range 0.10- to 28 µSv h(−1) (R-squared 0.966), extending to 80 µSv/h as demonstrated in use of a Cs-137 source. The system is shown to provide an effective tool for detection of radioactivity within hard to access locations, in particular for sources emitting at low radiation levels, down to values that approach background. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10366106/ /pubmed/37488183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39180-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Zubair, H. T. Bradley, D. A. Khairina, M. D. Oresegun, Adebiyi Basaif, A. Othman, J. Rifiat, R. Hamidi, F. Rahman, L. Ezzadeen, A. Ibrahim, S. A. Mansor, S. Alkhorayef, M. Abdul-Rashid, H. A. An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title | An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title_full | An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title_fullStr | An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title_full_unstemmed | An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title_short | An extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other weak emitters |
title_sort | extendable optical fibre probe survey meter for naturally occurring radioactive material (norm) and other weak emitters |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37488183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39180-9 |
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