Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site
This study introduces the calculations of the radiation background, by characterizing the radionuclides and calculating their specific effectiveness in the environment of the city of Baghdad (soil and plants) using the gamma-ray spectroscopy technique. 20 soil samples at a depth of 20 cm were collec...
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| author | Belal M. Majthoob M. W. Alhamd Iman Tarik Al-Alawy |
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| description | This study introduces the calculations of the radiation background, by characterizing the radionuclides and calculating their specific effectiveness in the environment of the city of Baghdad (soil and plants) using the gamma-ray spectroscopy technique. 20 soil samples at a depth of 20 cm were collected for 5 locations on the Rusafa side, where the site coordinates were fixed using the G.P.S device. A modern global gamma-ray spectroscopy system (DSA 2000) was used, with high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector with an efficiency of 50% and an analysis capacity of 2.2 keV with respect to the energy of 1332 keV for the 60Co source. The results of the specific activity rates of the radionuclides (214Bi or 214Pb), (228Ac or 208Tl), (40K), and (137Cs) in soil were: (50.735 Bq/kg or 0.525 Bq/kg) which is close to the value of the previously published results, as the highest value was recorded in Bangladesh (88.1 Bq/kg or 4.8 Bq/kg). The results of the qualitative effectiveness of the soil of the sites showed normal levels within the radiation background of Baghdad's soil. There was a significant convergence of the study's findings with other studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbecb7dae9104641962fb8d199d7b37c2023-06-14T03:30:38ZengCorporation of Research and Industrial DevelopmentIraqi Journal of Industrial Research2788-712X2023-06-01101414710.53523/ijoirVol10I1ID300300Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear SiteBelal M. Majthoob0M. W. Alhamd1Iman Tarik Al-Alawy2Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriya University – IraqDirectorate of Research and Development/ Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission – IraqDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriya University – IraqThis study introduces the calculations of the radiation background, by characterizing the radionuclides and calculating their specific effectiveness in the environment of the city of Baghdad (soil and plants) using the gamma-ray spectroscopy technique. 20 soil samples at a depth of 20 cm were collected for 5 locations on the Rusafa side, where the site coordinates were fixed using the G.P.S device. A modern global gamma-ray spectroscopy system (DSA 2000) was used, with high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector with an efficiency of 50% and an analysis capacity of 2.2 keV with respect to the energy of 1332 keV for the 60Co source. The results of the specific activity rates of the radionuclides (214Bi or 214Pb), (228Ac or 208Tl), (40K), and (137Cs) in soil were: (50.735 Bq/kg or 0.525 Bq/kg) which is close to the value of the previously published results, as the highest value was recorded in Bangladesh (88.1 Bq/kg or 4.8 Bq/kg). The results of the qualitative effectiveness of the soil of the sites showed normal levels within the radiation background of Baghdad's soil. There was a significant convergence of the study's findings with other studies.http://ijoir.gov.iq/ijoir/index.php/jou/article/view/300al tuwaitha nuclear sitegis techniques and visual interpretationexposure and dose rategamma spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Belal M. Majthoob M. W. Alhamd Iman Tarik Al-Alawy Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site Iraqi Journal of Industrial Research al tuwaitha nuclear site gis techniques and visual interpretation exposure and dose rate gamma spectroscopy |
| title | Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site |
| title_full | Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site |
| title_fullStr | Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site |
| title_short | Soil Measurements Using High Purity Germanium Gamma Spectroscopy for Areas Surrounding Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site |
| title_sort | soil measurements using high purity germanium gamma spectroscopy for areas surrounding al tuwaitha nuclear site |
| topic | al tuwaitha nuclear site gis techniques and visual interpretation exposure and dose rate gamma spectroscopy |
| url | http://ijoir.gov.iq/ijoir/index.php/jou/article/view/300 |
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