In situ calibration of a high-resolution gamma-ray borehole sonde for assaying uranium-bearing sandstone deposits
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
By: J.H. Day Jr.
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Abstract
A method is presented for assaying radioactive sandstone deposits in situ by using a high-resolution borehole gamma-ray spectrometer. Gamma-ray photopeaks from the same spectrum acquired to analyze a sample are used to characterize gamma-ray attenuation properties, from which a calibration function is determined. Assay results are independent of differences between properties of field samples and those of laboratory or test-hole standards generally used to calibrate a borehole sonde. This assaying technique is also independent of the state of radioactive disequilibrium that usually exists in nature among members of the natural-decay chains. ?? 1985.
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Day, J., 1985, In situ calibration of a high-resolution gamma-ray borehole sonde for assaying uranium-bearing sandstone deposits: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, v. 234, no. 1, p. 205-211, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(85)90830-7.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | In situ calibration of a high-resolution gamma-ray borehole sonde for assaying uranium-bearing sandstone deposits |
| Series title | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| DOI | 10.1016/0168-9002(85)90830-7 |
| Volume | 234 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| First page | 205 |
| Last page | 211 |