SBUspect, a Software for Gamma Radiation Spectrometry

Shahriari, Majid; Badiei, Shahriar; Naseri, MohammadSadegh

SBUspect, a Software for Gamma Radiation Spectrometry

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Majid Shahriari

Shahriar Badiei

MohammadSadegh Naseri

Abstract

Gamma ray spectroscopy has extensive applications in many problems of physics and in varieties of radiation applications, such as material analysis. The obtained spectrum from a Gamma emitting source, which is usually detected by Germanium or inorganic scintillator detectors, contains information for the energy and activity of the source. The SBUspect uses Mariscotti method to detect the existing peaks in the spectrum. Furthermore, it has the ability to fit these peaks with appropriate Gaussian functions, to detect the elements in the source and to calculate the activity and the MDA of the existing elements in the source. The accuracy of the software is assessed by the I.A.E.A standard G series spectra. The results showed that the SBUspect has acceptable stability and functions well in finding single peaks. Like most other available commercial softwares, this software needs to be improved and developed in detecting and analyzing multiple and weak peaks.

Keywords

Spectrometry

Gamma radiation

Software

SBUspect

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