• DocumentCode
    794759
  • Title

    Computer Experience with Very Low-Level Gamma Analyses of Oceanographic Specimens

  • Author

    Grismore, R. ; Weitz, W.E. ; Folsom, T.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1970
  • Firstpage
    194
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    The techniques used to radioassay for fallout nuclides, in particular 137Cs, by gamma ray spectrometry are described. Details are given of the computer analysis of the spectra, of the internal energy standardization by the 0.511 MeV annihilation and 40K photopeaks, and of the use of smoothed background spectra. Agreement is shown between the computer method and a previously-used freehand graphical method.
  • Keywords
    Biological systems; Biology computing; Environmental factors; Geometry; Marine pollution; Oceans; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Spectroscopy; Standardization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1970.4325580
  • Filename
    4325580