The present work examines the validity of using barium as a carrier for radium-226 determination and optimizes the amount added during the radiochemical separation from rock samples. The activity concentration of Ra-2...The present work examines the validity of using barium as a carrier for radium-226 determination and optimizes the amount added during the radiochemical separation from rock samples. The activity concentration of Ra-226 is determined in rock samples by liquid scintillation spectrometer via its short-lived daughters after the radiochemical separation. The activity of Ra-226 was calculated based on the counts measured in a window set for Po-214 peak. The activity measured by Liquid Scintillation Counter, LSC using Pulse Shape Analysis, PSA. Ba-133 was used for chemical yield. The applied method was tested using a Certified Reference Material, CRM ore number-Dl-1a which shows a good agreement with the certified values. The applied method for measuring Ra-226 has been adapted to be used in rocks such as monazite. The average activity for Ra-226 in rock samples collected from the commercial grade Egyptian monazite was 13.85 ± 2.05 Bq/g with a detection limit 9.58 mBq/g. The optimum conditions have been established during the present work such as precision, cost and time preparation which makes the method useful for radio chemists and the decision makers.展开更多
Background Tritium(3H)emits low-energy beta particles with a maximum energy of 18.6 keV.Liquid scintillation counting technique(LSC)is mostly used for the detection and quantification of low-energy emitters like H-3.T...Background Tritium(3H)emits low-energy beta particles with a maximum energy of 18.6 keV.Liquid scintillation counting technique(LSC)is mostly used for the detection and quantification of low-energy emitters like H-3.The most widely used method to determine the level of tritium in humans is testing urine.Method In this study,tritium activity concentrations in urine samples taken from 20 adults were measured.Their ages range from 23 to 50.Eight of them are female,and others are male.The tritium activity concentrations in urine samples were determined with two different methods.Also,two standard samples were used to compare urine samples.Result The efficiency values were found with two different methods(26.07%for the first method and 26.14%for the second method).According to the comparison results,the tritium concentration differences between these methods were found in a negligible level for urine samples and in an acceptable level for standard samples.Conclusion The tritium activity concentrations in urine and standard samples were calculated using two different methods.According to the comparison results,these two methods can be used for determination of tritium concentrations in urine samples.展开更多
文摘The present work examines the validity of using barium as a carrier for radium-226 determination and optimizes the amount added during the radiochemical separation from rock samples. The activity concentration of Ra-226 is determined in rock samples by liquid scintillation spectrometer via its short-lived daughters after the radiochemical separation. The activity of Ra-226 was calculated based on the counts measured in a window set for Po-214 peak. The activity measured by Liquid Scintillation Counter, LSC using Pulse Shape Analysis, PSA. Ba-133 was used for chemical yield. The applied method was tested using a Certified Reference Material, CRM ore number-Dl-1a which shows a good agreement with the certified values. The applied method for measuring Ra-226 has been adapted to be used in rocks such as monazite. The average activity for Ra-226 in rock samples collected from the commercial grade Egyptian monazite was 13.85 ± 2.05 Bq/g with a detection limit 9.58 mBq/g. The optimum conditions have been established during the present work such as precision, cost and time preparation which makes the method useful for radio chemists and the decision makers.
基金This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TÜB˙ITAK)under the Project No.214S221.
文摘Background Tritium(3H)emits low-energy beta particles with a maximum energy of 18.6 keV.Liquid scintillation counting technique(LSC)is mostly used for the detection and quantification of low-energy emitters like H-3.The most widely used method to determine the level of tritium in humans is testing urine.Method In this study,tritium activity concentrations in urine samples taken from 20 adults were measured.Their ages range from 23 to 50.Eight of them are female,and others are male.The tritium activity concentrations in urine samples were determined with two different methods.Also,two standard samples were used to compare urine samples.Result The efficiency values were found with two different methods(26.07%for the first method and 26.14%for the second method).According to the comparison results,the tritium concentration differences between these methods were found in a negligible level for urine samples and in an acceptable level for standard samples.Conclusion The tritium activity concentrations in urine and standard samples were calculated using two different methods.According to the comparison results,these two methods can be used for determination of tritium concentrations in urine samples.
