Abstract
Measurement of tritium surface contamination is important for tritium related facilities, especially for fusion devices. A novel detector has been designed for tritium surface contamination measurements based on CaF2(Eu) sheet and Microchannel plate photomultiplier tube (MCP-PMT). Self-coincidence technology has been introduced to obtain lower detection limit by diminishing the background noise caused by γ-rays and hot electrons. Performance of the detector was optimized by specifying the key parameters including the distance of the scintillator and sample, the thickness of light guide, the number of annular electrodes et al., using Monte Carlo method. Results indicate that detection efficiency of 49.4 % and the response deviations at different positions less than 0.5 % could be achieved. The detection limit of tritium under the simulation conditions is 0.09 Bq/cm2 and 0.03 Bq/cm2 when the counting time is 10 s and 60 s, respectively.
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