Published 2003 | Version v1
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Natural radioactivity measurements of rock samples in Gulbarga, Karnataka

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga (India)
  • 2. Radiation Safety Systems Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

Full text: The present work deals with the concentration of the natural radionuclides namely 238U, 232Th and 40K in different rock samples around Gulbarga City, known for the stone mine production. The radioactivity of each samples have been analyzed using a high resolution gamma ray spectrometry system, expressed in Bq/kg and the mean values are 13.72, 7.60, 203.13 for 238U, 232Th and 40K respectively. The mean dose rate is 19.62 nGyh-l at 1.0 meter above the ground level. These results indicate that the radioactivity in the samples is below the normal limit set by the national standards

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Fifteenth national symposium on radiation physics: nuclear radiation detectors present scenario and future trends

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Indian Society for Radiation Physics
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Fifteenth national symposium on radiation physics: nuclear radiation detectors present scenario and future trends
Imprint Pagination
107 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 31

Conference

Title
15. national symposium on radiation physics
Acronym
NSRP-15
Dates
12-14 Nov 2003
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
35042477
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DOSE RATES; ENVIRONMENT; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION MONITORING; ROCKS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MONITORING; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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