Title :
Ten channel low background alpha radiometer for nondestructive analysis of low activity samples
Author :
Pugatch, V.M. ; Pavlenko, Yu.N. ; Vasiliev, Yu O. ; Nenakhov, A.N. ; Tkatch, N.M. ; Barabash, L.I. ; Berdnichenko, S.V. ; Litovchenko, P.G. ; Rosenfeld, A.B. ; Zinets, O.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nucl. Res., Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
A description of a 10-channel alpha-radiometer with large-area semiconductor detectors is presented. The radiometer is designed for the determination of soil pollution by alpha-active radionuclides using the method of thick samples. The radiometer also provides isotope analysis. The concentration of Pu and Am isotopes in soil samples has been determined.<>
Keywords :
alpha-particle detection and measurement; radioactive pollution; radioactivity measurement; radioisotopes; semiconductor counters; soil; 10-channel alpha-radiometer; Am; Pu; alpha-active radionuclides; large-area semiconductor detectors; low activity samples; low background alpha radiometer; nondestructive analysis; soil pollution; Alpha particles; Conductivity; Detectors; Isotopes; Radiometry; Silicon; Soil measurements; Substrates; Telescopes; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0513-2
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258826
