Abstract
A Compton-suppressed multidimensional gamma-spectrometer is being developed within the Shallow Underground Laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL, USA). This Advanced Radionuclide Gamma-spectrOmeter system consists of two Broad Energy Germanium detectors, surrounded by a 12-detector sodium iodide Compton suppression shield, situated inside a low-background lead and copper shield, fitted with a cosmic veto background reduction system. The detector has advanced functionality, including operation in single or combined detector mode, coincidence mode and Compton suppressed coincidence mode. Performance testing experiments measuring a neutron irradiated natural uranium sample, have demonstrated order of magnitude improvements in gamma detection sensitivity compared to conventional gamma-spectrometry techniques. Importantly this research demonstrates the feasibility of processing and analysing high-multiplicity datasets and the potential for high-detection sensitivity radionuclide measurements.
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