Gamma-ray spectrometry for the self-attenuation correction factor of the sand samples from Antalya in Turkey
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, vol.301, no.1, pp.103-108, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 301 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s10967-014-3145-7
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.103-108
- Keywords: Self-attenuation correction factor, Density effect, Sand sample, Gamma-ray spectrometry, ABSORPTION CORRECTION, EFFICIENCY CALIBRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL-SAMPLES, RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT, SEDIMENT SAMPLES, HPGE DETECTORS, SOIL SAMPLES, PB-210, ENERGIES
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In this paper, we attempt to determine the self-attenuation correction factor for 37 different sand samples collected from Antalya region of Turkey with densities changing from 2.205 to 2.679 g Transmission method has been used in order to obtain self-attenuation correction factor in comparison with the air and ultrapure water samples for each case. Self-attenuation correction factor versus energy fit curve is obtained. While the self-attenuation correction factor has large values at low energies, it becomes smaller at high energies and tends to become constant thereafter.