title: Configuration of an alpha-gamma coincidence spectrometer for utilization of safeguards measurements.
abstract: An alpha-gamma coincidence spectrometry (AGCS) system was developed at the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL) in order to improve the detection of alpha-gamma emitting radionuclides of relevance for safeguards, such as (239)Pu and (241)Am. The AGCS design was based upon a linear gate, whose resolving time is dependent upon the amplifiers' shaping time constants (STC). A coincidence spectrum of a Pu/Am sample was acquired which showed that the AGCS system could be utilized in safeguards measurements.
authors.affiliation: International Atomic Energy Agency, Safeguards Analytical Laboratory, 2444 Seibersdorf, Austria. k.breitenecker@iaea.org
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Breitenecker
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donohue
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eisenwagner
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Maddison
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siegmund