GammaTest 2013
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Overview
GammaTest 2013 was a series of NKS-B supported workshops on gamma spectrometry, held on September 17th - 19th at FOI, Umeå, Sweden.
Local organisers were Maiken Karlsson (maiken.karlsson@foi.se) and Henrik Ramebäck (henrik.ramebeck@foi.se).
Information about the city of Umeå can be found here:
The GammaTest 2013 workshop enabled users to address the problems in gamma ray spectrometry they find most demanding, through lectures and practical exercises in addition to sharing their experience with others in a similar position. In GammaTest 2013, intercomparisons were included as well. These intercomparisons comprised of analysis of three spectra and a complete analysis of a real soil sample. The spectra can be downloaded (with instructions) for analysis here, participants need to register in order to receive the soil sample for testing.
- Real soil sample(s) *Note, participants need to register before 12 June!
- Exercise spectra and instructions
The sessions during the workshop in September included:
- Invited lecturers
- Practical exercise(s) on ‘complicated‘ spectra
- Lessons learned from the intercomparison exercise(s)
- User experience with implementation of corrections (Participants were strongly encouraged to report back their experiences in the implementation of e.g. correction methods for true coincidence summing and self-absorption correction).
NKS report
The meeting is summarized in a report to the NKS, see here: NKS-B:GammaTest report
Talks
The talks can be downloaded from here:
- Author 1, Title
- Author 2, Title
- Author 3, Title
- Author 4, Title
Previous work:
NKS GammaSem seminars held in 2009 and 2010 and the GammaWorkshops held in 2011 and 2012
The previous workshop and seminars have aimed at focus on topics of relevance for the participants, including methods for corrections and calibrations in gamma spectrometry. The feedback has been positive, one of the participants in a workshop commented that it had been the "most interesting and useful workshop ever attended".
The accident at the Fukushima NPP highlighted many challenges in modern gamma spectrometry, such as dealing with complex spectra not encountered on a routine basis, application of appropriate corrections (such as true coincidence summing), estimation of ground contamination and radionuclide concentrations in soils in general.
The form of the GammaTest is to enable the users to address the problems in gamma spectrometry they find most pressing, through lectures and practical exercises in addition to sharing their experience with others in a similar position. What is new this year is the inclusion of an intercomparision, both involving real samples and measured spectra. This will enable the participants to evaluate the progress made in recent years and where improvements are most needed.
GammaTest: Nordic seminars and intercomparisons for users of gamma spectrometry
GammaWiki is a product of the NKS-B GammaTest activity, which is a continuation of the previous GammaSem and GammaWorkshops activities.
Programmes of previous seminars and workshops:
Reports from the GammaSem seminars in 2009, 2010 and GammaWorkshops in 2011 and 2012 are available from the NKS web site, www.nks.org
- Elisabeth Strålberg (ed.) et al: GammaWorkshops Proceedings - Nordic workshops for users of gamma ray spectrometry - Hveragerði 11-12 September 2012 - NKS-274
- Henrik Ramebäck (ed.) et al: GammaWorkshops Proceedings - Nordic workshops for users of gamma ray spectrometry - Risø-DTU 26-28 September 2011 - NKS-259
- Elisabeth Strålberg (ed.) et al: GammaSem Proceedings - A Nordic seminar for users of gamma spectrometry - Kjeller 28-29 September 2010 - NKS-224
- Paula Nunez (ed.) et al: GammaSem Proceedings - A Nordic seminar for users of gamma spectrometry - Oslo 15-16 September 2009 - NKS-212
Useful resources on the Web
References
Editing GammaWiki (only for co-ordinators of GammaWorkshops work groups)
