Abstract
Gamma-ray transmission methods have been used accurately for the study of the properties of a porous medium such as soil. In this study, different soil parameters are determined by using gamma-ray transmission method. To this end, the soil samples were collected from various regions of Turkey and a NaI (Tl) detector measured the attenuation of strongly collimated monoenergetic gamma beam through soil samples. The mass attenuation coefficients of dry soil samples were calculated from the transmission measurements for different photon energies. Furthermore, the soil samples were irrigated by adding known quantities of water and the soil-water properties were examined. The local water saturation and porosity were estimated from the transmission measurements for each soil sample.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-21 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Radiation Measurements |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Funding
This work was supported by the Istanbul Technical University Research Fund through grant 1116. The gamma sources were provided by the courtesty of Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Istanbul.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Istanbul Technical University Research Fund | 1116 |
Keywords
- Attenuation coefficients
- Gamma ray transmission
- Porosity
- Saturation
- Soil