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- Four Monte Carlo codes (GEANT3, PENELOPE, MCNP, EGS4) and five specialized packages (ANGLE, DETEFF, GESPECOR, ETNA, EFFTRAN) were tested for their effectiveness in calculating efficiency transfer factors in gamma-ray spectrometry.
- The study involved using consistent sample and detector parameters, as well as commonly encountered energy levels in environmental radioactivity.
- Differences in results among the codes were minimal, usually below 2%, indicating high equivalence in their calculations.
Article Abstract
Four general Monte Carlo codes (GEANT3, PENELOPE, MCNP and EGS4) and five dedicated packages for efficiency determination in gamma-ray spectrometry (ANGLE, DETEFF, GESPECOR, ETNA and EFFTRAN) were checked for equivalence by applying them to the calculation of efficiency transfer (ET) factors for a set of well-defined sample parameters, detector parameters and energies typically encountered in environmental radioactivity measurements. The differences between the results of the different codes never exceeded a few percent and were lower than 2% in the majority of cases.
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