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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2013.7.1.031

Study on the Measurement of Radon concentrations in soil samples using γ-spectrometer  

Kang, Sunga (ENVIROKOREA)
Lee, Sangsoo (Dept. of Radiology, Nambu University)
Choi, Guirack (Dept. of Radiology, Nambu University)
Lee, Junhaeng (Dept. of Radiology, Nambu University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.7, no.1, 2013 , pp. 31-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
The radioactive gas radon ($^{222}Rn$), which is generated from the decay process of uranium ($^{238}U$) originating from the soil of more than 85 percent higher the porosity of the soil, the soil can radiate out the possibility that many isotopes. In order to protect the human body from radon, above all, the development of accurate measurement techniques to formulate appropriate measures should be followed. This study Gamma-ray spectrometry using a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector, if you want to measure radon unstable the nature radiation of the background problems can be reduced, radium and radon daughter nuclides after radioactive equilibrium leads to Radon concentration was measured, the soil samples from the Gamma-ray emitting nuclides, and the energy spectrum is analyzed.
Keywords
Radon; high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector; soil samples;
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