Simulation software for decay energy spectroscopy spectra given sample composition, total activity, and absorber dimensions.
https://pypi.org/project/DES-simulation/0.0.1/
pip install DES-simulation==0.0.1
OR use setup.py to install
If needed, dependencies are listed in the requirements.txt file.
pip install -r requirements.txt
This software uses a command line interface with four expected arguments as shown below. The simulation then prints the results to the command window. The results include any expected escape peak values as well as the full energy peak which corresponds to the Q-value of the user-declared isotope.
-i ISOTOPE, --isotope ISOTOPE
isotope in DES spectrum, example: Am-241
-a ACTIVITY, --activity ACTIVITY
activity of sample in Bq
-x WIDTH, --width WIDTH
absorber width in cm
-y LENGTH, --length LENGTH
absorber length in cm
-z THICKNESS, --thickness THICKNESS
absorber thickness in cm
EXAMPLE 1
Command line input:
python DES_simulation.py -i Am-241 -a 1.0 -x 0.5 -y 0.5 -z 0.10
The output for this command line input is:
Am-241 will have escape peaks at: [5623.9212 5578.2803]
Am-241 has a full energy peak at: 5637.8212
EXAMPLE 2
python DES_simulation.py -i Am-243 -a 1.0 -x 0.5 -y 0.5 -z 0.10
Am-243 will have escape peaks at: [5424.91 5364.15]
Am-243 has a full energy peak at: 5438.81
EXAMPLE 3
python DES_simulation.py -i Fr-221 -a 5.0 -x 0.3 -y 0.4 -z 0.1
Fr-221 will have escape peaks at: [6239.714]
Fr-221 has a full energy peak at: 6457.714
EXAMPLE 4
python DES_simulation.py -i Pu-240 -a 1.0 -x 0.5 -y 0.5 -z 0.1
Pu-240 will have escape peaks at: []
Pu-240 has a full energy peak at: 5255.7514
Output energy is always in units of keV!
See Expected Command Line Arguments Section above for information on the expected units for user input values.