A METHOD FOR AERIAL SURVEYING OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS

Abstract

A method is described for the aerial surveying of radioactive elements from a gamma-radiation spectrum, using a scintillation counter and a multi-channel amplitude analyzer, and devices for deduction of the background and corrections for flight altitude. To increase the accuracy in determining the radioactive element content in a near-surface rock layer and automatically process the data during the flight, the measurements are made within a restricted solid angle, analyzing the spectrum by means of the narrow differential channels of the amplitude analyzer located at the sites of the characteristic lines of the gamma-spectrum of the respective elements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267712

Entities

People

  • N.d. Balyasnyy
  • V.a. Ionov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Analyzers
  • Counters
  • Gamma Rays
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Scintillation
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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