Application of low-background gamma-ray spectrometry to monitor radioactivity in the environment and food
| Autor: | T.M. Semkow, A. Bari, S.E. Beach, Clayton J. Bradt, Eileen M. Fielman, Douglas K. Haines, Michael E. Kitto, Traci A. Menia, Joseph C. Marrantino, Miguel A. Torres, A.J. Khan, Umme-Farzana Syed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Radiation
Spectrometer Chemistry Radiochemistry Response characteristics Gamma ray Equipment Design Mass spectrometry Equipment Failure Analysis Spectrometry Gamma Radiation Protection Air Pollutants Radioactive Radiation Monitoring Background Radiation Food Contamination Radioactive Food Analysis Gamma ray spectrometry |
| Zdroj: | Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 90:251-257 |
| ISSN: | 0969-8043 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.011 |
| Popis: | The results are described of an upgrade of the low-background gamma-ray spectrometry laboratory at New York State Department of Health by acquiring sensitivity to low-energy gamma rays. Tuning of the spectrometer and its low-energy response characteristics are described. The spectrometer has been applied to monitor the environment by measuring aerosols and water in New York State contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima accident plume. In addition, the spectrometer has been used to monitor radioactivity in food by performing a study of cesium in Florida milk. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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