Activity concentration determination for 133Xe and 133mXe mixed gas
摘要
The accurate measurement of radioxenon isotopes is crucial to the operation of nuclear facilities and the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. In this work, two methods: γ spectrometry and length-compensation proportional counting method are employed to measure the activity concentrations of 133Xe and 133mXe mixed gases generated by the 132Xe (n, γ) 133Xe reaction. The detection efficiency of the γ spectrometer is obtained via Monte Carlo simulation, while the proportional counters distinguish counting contributions by means of the isotope activity ratio measured by the γ spectrometer. After correction to the reference time as well as standard temperature and pressure (101.325 kPa, 273 K). The activity concentration results measured by the two methods show good consistency, with a relative deviation of 0.76% for both 133Xe and 133mXe activity concentrations.