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International Journal of Physics. 2016, 4(2), 37-42
DOI: 10.12691/ijp-4-2-3
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Nuclide Spectra of Activities of Thorium, Uranium Series and Application in Gamma-spectrometry of Point Technogenic Samples

Pop O.M.1, Simulik V.M.1, and Stets M.V.1

1Institute of Electron Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Uzhgorod, Ukraine

Pub. Date: March 16, 2016

Cite this paper:
Pop O.M., Simulik V.M. and Stets M.V.. Nuclide Spectra of Activities of Thorium, Uranium Series and Application in Gamma-spectrometry of Point Technogenic Samples. International Journal of Physics. 2016; 4(2):37-42. doi: 10.12691/ijp-4-2-3

Abstract

The radioactive nuclei decay of the nuclides in the 232Th, 235U and 238U series is under consideration. The Bateman-Rubinson system of differential equations is applied. The activity of any n-th nuclide of the series has been calculated. The standard nuclide spectra are found and are compared with experimental nuclide spectra of activities. The results of the measurements are the time parameters, which determine the event date. The examples of the measurement of the experimental nuclide spectra in the nuclear gamma spectrometry of the point technogenic samples have been considered.

Keywords:
232Th 235U and 238U series standard sets of nuclides technogenic samples nuclear gamma spectrometry experimental nuclide spectra standard nuclide spectra of activities decomposition

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