Radon-222 concentration in subsoils and its exhalation rate from a soil sample

被引：9
作者：
Denagbe, SJ [1 ]
机构：
[1] Fac Sci & Tech, Dept Phys, Cotonou, Benin
来源：
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 2000年 / 32卷 / 01期
关键词：
radon-222; gamma-ray spectrometry; uranium-238; radioactive disequilibrium; earthquakes; uranium ores prospection; thermoluminescence dating;
D O I：
10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00213-9
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
We propose a method for a laboratory determination of the actual concentration of subsoil radon and of its exhalation rate from uranium-containing sediments. The method is based on gamma-ray spectrometry paired with a. systematic theoretical study of radioactive processes. It may help understand the relationship between radon exhalations and seismic activity. It also provides a low-cost technique for prospecting uranium ores, and can be used to improve the precision of thermoluminescence dating. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：27 / 34
页数：8
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