The Use of High-Efficiency Gamma Counting in Conjunction with Beta Counting for Discrimination Between Thorium and Uranium,

Abstract

Use of the high-pressure gamma chamber and vibrating reed electrometer to measure gamma activity and the end window Geiger counter to measure beta activity has permitted discrimination between activity due to thorium and that due to uranium so that the thorium and uranium content of ore samples can be determined radiometrically within a factor of 2 and usually within 15 per cent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1949
Accession Number
ADA311195

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Roethlisberger

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Barometric Pressure
  • California
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Efficiency
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Gamma Decay
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Pressure
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Simultaneous Equations
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.