SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS OF GAMMA SPECTRA FOR NUCLEAR MATERIAL MEASUREMENTS

Year
1990
Author(s)
W.R. Mosby - Argonne National Laboratory-West
D.M. Pace - Argonne National Laboratory-West
Abstract
A widely available commercial spreadsheet package for personal computers is used to calculate gamma spectra peak areas using both region of interest and peak fitting methods. The gamma peak areas obtained are used for uranium enrichment assays and for isotopic analyses of mixtures of transuranics. The use of spreadsheet software with an internal processing language allows automation of routine analysis procedures increasing ease of use and reducing processing errors while providing great flexibility in addressing unusual measurement problems.