Calibration and Determination of Unknown Sample(s)

1400
1200
1000
800

y = 3.2476x - 39.977
R = 0.9995

600
400
200
0
0

100

200

300

400

Channel No.
(n)

Energy
(keV)

Element

419.6

1332

Co60

373.5

1173

Co60

221

662

Cs137

32.8

80

Ba133

124.1

356

Ba133

173.7

524.0339

Unknown Sample

402.5

1266.9475

Unknown Sample

220.9

677.2923

Cs137 (new sample)

31

60.687

Am241 (new sample)

NA

NA

Sr90 (new sample)

Calculation of Attenuation Coefficients

500

Iron
Set-1
Thickness(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1120

1112

1.000

0.0000

205

845

837

0.753

0.2841

10

206

660

652

0.586

0.5339

15

206

490

482

0.433

0.8360

20

206

370

362

0.326

1.1223

25

206

280

272

0.245

1.4081

30

206

210

202

0.182

1.7056

1.8000
1.6000
1.4000
1.2000
1.0000
0.8000

y = 0.0568x - 0.0107
R = 0.9996

0.6000
0.4000
0.2000
0.0000

-0.2000 0

10

15

20

25

30

35

Set-2
Thickness(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1130

1122

1.000

0.0000

205

850

842

0.750

0.2871

10

206

640

632

0.563

0.5740

15

206

490

482

0.430

0.8449

20

206

370

362

0.323

1.1312

25

206

290

282

0.251

1.3810

30

206

215

207

0.184

1.6901

1.8000
1.6000

y = 0.0558x + 0.0067
R = 0.9997

1.4000
1.2000
1.0000
0.8000
0.6000
0.4000
0.2000
0.0000

10

15

20

25

30

35

Set-3
Thickness(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1125

1117

1.000

0.0000

205

847.5

839.5

0.752

0.2856

10

206

650

642

0.575

0.5537

15

206

490

482

0.432

0.8404

20

206

370

362

0.324

1.1267

25

206

285

277

0.248

1.3944

30

206

212.5

204.5

0.183

1.6979

1.8000
1.6000
1.4000
1.2000
1.0000

y = 0.0563x - 0.0021
R = 0.9998

0.8000
0.6000
0.4000
0.2000
0.0000
-0.2000

Aluminium

10

15

20

25

30

35

Set-1
Thickness
(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log
ratio

206

1240

1232

1.000

0.0000

205

1155

1147

0.931

0.0715

10

206

1130

1122

0.911

0.0935

15

206

940

932

0.756

0.2791

20

206

855

847

0.688

0.3747

25

206

780

772

0.627

0.4674

30

206

700

692

0.562

0.5768

0.7000
y = 0.02x - 0.0342
R = 0.9763

0.6000
0.5000
0.4000
0.3000
0.2000
0.1000
0.0000
-0.1000

10

15

20

25

30

35

Set-2
Thickness
(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log
ratio

206

1120

1112

1.000

0.0000

205

990

982

0.883

0.1243

10

206

910

902

0.811

0.2093

15

206

820

812

0.730

0.3144

20

206

760

752

0.676

0.3912

25

206

730

722

0.649

0.4319

30

206

640

632

0.568

0.5650

0.6000
0.5000
0.4000
0.3000

y = 0.0178x + 0.0239
R = 0.9873

0.2000
0.1000
0.0000

10

15

20

25

30

35

Set-3
Thickness
(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log
ratio

206

1180

1172

205

1072.5

1064.5

0.907

0.0976

10

206

1020

1012

0.861

0.1497

15

206

880

872

0.743

0.2966

20

206

807.5

799.5

0.682

0.3829

25

206

755

747

0.638

0.4495

30

206

670

662

0.565

0.5709

0.6
y = 0.0189x - 0.0057
R = 0.9917

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1

10

15

20

25

30

35

Lead
Set-1
Thickness
(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1190

1182

1.000

0.0000

205

680

672

0.569

0.5647

10

206

390

382

0.323

1.1295

15

206

230

222

0.188

1.6723

20

206

130

122

0.103

2.2709

25

206

60

52

0.044

3.1237

3.5000
y = 0.1216x - 0.0598
R = 0.9933

3.0000
2.5000
2.0000
1.5000
1.0000
0.5000
0.0000
-0.5000

10

Channel

Height

15

20

25

30

Set-2
Thickness
(mm)

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1080

1072

1.000

0.0000

205

630

622

0.580

0.5443

10

206

350

342

0.319

1.1425

15

206

215

207

0.193

1.6446

20

206

115

107

0.100

2.3045

25

206

65

57

0.053

2.9342

30

206

40

32

0.030

3.5115

3.5000
y = 0.1169x - 0.0326
R = 0.9985

3.0000
2.5000
2.0000
1.5000
1.0000
0.5000
0.0000
-0.5000

10

15

20

25

30

Set-3
Thickness
(mm)

Channel

Height

Corrected

Ratio

minus log ratio

206

1135

1127

1.000

0.0000

205

655

647

0.574

0.5545

10

206

370

362

0.321

1.1360

15

206

222.5

214.5

0.190

1.6583

20

206

122.5

114.5

0.102

2.2876

25

206

62.5

54.5

0.049

3.0245

30

206

20

16

0.015

4.2047

4.5000
4.0000

y = 0.1336x - 0.1662
R = 0.9792

3.5000
3.0000
2.5000
2.0000
1.5000
1.0000
0.5000
0.0000
-0.5000

10

15

20

25

30

35