Published September 1970 | Version v1
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Portable Radioisotope Gauges for Suspended Sediments

  • 1. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

Description

A new type of gauge for measurement of suspended sediments is described. A gauge with a 241Am radioisotope source uses attenuation of scattered photons as a measure of sediment concentration. A theoretical and semi-empirical approach to the design of the instrument is discussed, including the influence of chemical composition of the sediment. A practical method for correcting a laboratory-made calibration curve for the changes of chemical composition of the sediment is proposed for the new probe and absorption-type 109Cd probe. Field tests of the probes in different conditions are evaluated. (author)

Part of:
Isotope Hydrology 1970. Proceedings of a Symposium on Use of Isotopes in Hydrology

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
Imprint Title
Isotope Hydrology 1970. Proceedings of a Symposium on Use of Isotopes in Hydrology
Imprint Pagination
935 p.
Series
Proceedings Series
Journal Page Range
p. 545-553
ISSN
0074-1884

Conference

Title
Symposium on Use of Isotopes in Hydrology
Dates
9-13 Mar 1970
Place
Vienna (Austria)

Optional Information

Notes
5 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.
Secondary number(s)
IAEA-SM--129/34