Radioactivity Investigation of Sediment Samples from Beni Haroun Dam Using High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

• Authors: G. Bouhila , F. Benrachi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study, the levels of natural and anthropogenic radioactivity in the sediment samples, collected from Beni Haroun Dam, were investigated using gamma-ray spectrometry. The results obtained for the ²³⁸U, ²³²Th series, ⁴⁰K natural element and ¹³⁷Cs anthropogenic radionuclide are discussed. To evaluate the radiological hazard of radioactivity in samples, the absorbed dose rate, the annual effective dose, the radium equivalent activity Ra_{eq}, the external and internal hazard indices H_{ex} and H_{in} were calculated and presented in comparison with the data collected from different areas in the world.

Keywords

EN

29.90.+r; 29.30.-h

Discipline

• 29.90.+r: Other topics in elementary-particle and nuclear physics experimental methods and instrumentation (restricted to new topics in section 29)
• 29.30.-h: Spectrometers and spectroscopic techniques(for energy loss and stopping power, see 34.50.Bw in atomic physics, and 61.85.+p in condensed matter physics)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 132
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 889-891

Dates

published

2017-09

Contributors

author

G. Bouhila

• Mathematical and Subatomic Physics Laboratory (LPMS), Frčres Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria

author

F. Benrachi

• Mathematical and Subatomic Physics Laboratory (LPMS), Frčres Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.132.889