Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

The Korean Association for Radiation Protection (대한방사선방어학회)
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A Study on Counting Statistics of the Hybrid G-M Counter Dead Time Model Using Monte Carlo Simulations

몬테칼로 전산모사를 이용한 복합 G-M 계수기 불감시간 모형의 계측 통계 연구

  • Lee, Sang-Hoon (Innovative Technology Center for Radiation Safety, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University(iTRS)) ;
  • Jae, Moo-Sung (Innovative Technology Center for Radiation Safety, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University(iTRS))
  • 이상훈 (한양대학교 원자력공학과 방사선안전신기술연구센터) ;
  • 제무성 (한양대학교 원자력공학과 방사선안전신기술연구센터)
  • Published : 2004.12.30

Abstract

The hybrid dead time model adopting paralyzable (or extendable) and non-paralyzable (or non-extendable) dead times has been introduced to extend the usable range of G-M counters in high counting rate environment and the relationship between true and observed counting rates is more accurately expressed in the hybrid model. GMSIM, dead time effects simulator, has been developed to analyze the counting statistics of G-M counters using Monte Carlo simulations. GMSIM accurately described the counting statistics of the paralyzable and non-paralyzable models. For G-M counters that follow the hybrid model, the counting statistics behaved in between two idealized models. In the future, GMSIM may be used in predicting counting statistics of three G-M dead time models, which are paralyzable, non-paralyzable and hybrid models.

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