title: Low energy prompt gamma-ray tests of a large volume BGO detector.
abstract: Tests of a large volume Bismuth Germinate (BGO) detector were carried out to detect low energy prompt gamma-rays from boron and cadmium-contaminated water samples using a portable neutron generator-based Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) setup. Inspite of strong interference between the sample- and the detector-associated prompt gamma-rays, an excellent agreement has been observed between the experimental and calculated yields of the prompt gamma-rays, indicating successful application of the large volume BGO detector in the PGNAA analysis of bulk samples using low energy prompt gamma-rays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Naqvi
authors.forename: Zameer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kalakada
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Anezi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raashid
authors.lastname: Khateeb-ur-Rehman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maslehuddin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garwan
mesh_terms: D001729:Bismuth / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005857:Germanium / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D005857:Germanium; C042364:bismuth germanium oxide; D001729:Bismuth