Determination of Natural Radioactivity from ^{232}Th with Gamma-Ray Spectrometer in Dereköy-Yazır (Southwestern Anatolia)

• Authors: N. Uyanik , Z. Öncü , O. Uyanik , İ. Akkurt
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study presents new data on the baseline concentrations of Thorium over the Dereköy-Yazır (Ağlasun-Burdur) volcanic area. Portable gamma-ray spectrometer was used for natural thorium mapping. In situ measurements were made in the field, in the area of 7.5 km² at 165 points. Variations in the Th concentration in the surficial environment of the Dereköy-Yazır region appear to be related to bedrock lithology. The measured thorium concentration varies between 0.68-36 ppm, in the studied area. The highest concentration values were obtained from volcanic rocks. The outcropping volcanic rocks in the region are Pliocene alkaline basalts.

Keywords

EN

92.20.Td; 29.30.-h

Discipline

• 92.20.Td: Radioactivity and radioisotopes(see also 91.65.Dt Isotopic composition—in Mineralogy and petrology; 91.67.Qr Radiogenic isotope geochemistry)
• 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: 2015
• Volume: 128
• Issue: 2B
• Pages: B-441-B-442

Dates

published

2015-8

Contributors

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N. Uyanik

• Süleyman Demirel University, Geophysics Department, Isparta, Turkey

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Z. Öncü

• Süleyman Demirel University, Geophysics Department, Isparta, Turkey

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O. Uyanik

• Süleyman Demirel University, Geophysics Department, Isparta, Turkey

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İ. Akkurt

• Süleyman Demirel University, Physics Department, Isparta, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.128.B-441