[ RadSafe ] Can tritium produce bremsstrahlung?

[Cindy Bloom]

Joel,

A thin NaI crystal might detect them.

Cindy

At 01:51 PM 2/21/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Jon,
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>Just for the heck of it, I tried to count/find bremsstrahlung x-rays
>from a 20+ curie Tritium exit sign in a low-background well once with no
>luck in detecting them.  I'm sure they're being produced (just the known
>mechanics of beta deflection producing the x-rays says that they are),
>but they're so weak that my 3" NaI(tl) crystal at work couldn't resolve
>the 0.018601 MeV peak over the ambient background..... maybe with a
>germanium crystal?
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>Joel Baumbaugh (baumbaug at nosc.mil)
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>SSC-SD
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>Std. disclaimer.  My opinion, and my opinion only, not necessarily that
>of my employer, the U.S. Navy... etc., etc., etc.....
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
>Behalf Of Jon Stieglitz
>Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:04 AM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: [ RadSafe ] Can tritium produce bremsstrahlung?
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>Could someone please tell me if a beta pancake is able to detect tritium
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>any amounts?  I have heard from reputable sources that it can.
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>the beta is too weak to be detected so as I understand it, the only way
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>would be to detect the bremsstrahlung radiation.  Is tritium energetic
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>enough to produce bremsstrahlung?  Can anyone tell me how much would be
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>needed?  I apologize if this is a stupid question but nobody has totally
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>answered the question to my satisfaction.
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>J. Stieglitz
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