A Comparison of the In-Situ Measurement of Terrestrial Americium with a Ge(Li) Spectrometer and a Fidler

1 January 1974

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Vol. 21 (1) , 438-443
https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1974.4327495

Abstract

The evaluation of the sensitivity of a Ge(Li) coaxial detector in comparison with a thin NaI(Tl) detector in in situ terrestrial 241Am is described. The experiment was performed in areas of natural background and fallout products. Of primary concern is the detection of 241Am 60 keV gamma ray. Calculated from these data are the corresponding quantitations of 239,240Pu.

Keywords

SPECTROSCOPY
DETECTORS
AREA MEASUREMENT
ENERGY MEASUREMENT
PARTICLE MEASUREMENTS
POLLUTION MEASUREMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING
PARTICLE SCATTERING
SOIL MEASUREMENTS
SURFACE CONTAMINATION

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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SOIL PLUTONIUM STUDIES, NEVADA TEST SITE.
Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) ,1972