Calibration of germanium detectors for applications of radiometric methods in South Africa.

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dc.contributor.advisorLindsay, R.
dc.contributor.advisorde Meijer, R. I.
dc.contributor.authorMaleka, P.P
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-09T16:36:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-30T10:23:28Z
dc.date.available2023-06-09T16:36:24Z
dc.date.available2024-10-30T10:23:28Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionDoctor Educationisen_US
dc.description.abstractAII materials that are radioactive emit characteristic gamma-radiation. Natural radioactivity can be used in heavy minerals exploration and processing, as well as in understanding sediment transport. processes in coastal zones [Dem97][Dem98]. Differences in radionuclide concentrations between minerals, allows the mineral species to be identified and quantified by the activity concentrations of a011, 23216 and 238U using a technique called radiometric fingerprinting [Dem97]. A" important tool to determine sediment transport rates along the coastline is by the MEDUSA technology developed and tested at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) [Dem98]. The data from the MEDUSA (Multi-Element Detector system for IJnderwater Sediment Activity) system needs to be calibrated first in the laboratory before field measurements can be converted to useful data. The National Accelerator Centre (NAC) is setting up a radiometric laboratory to do this by means of a high-resolution germanium detector used under low-background conditions and constant geometry.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/16641
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectCalibration of germaniumen_US
dc.subjectdetectorsen_US
dc.subjectapplications of radiometric methodsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa.en_US
dc.titleCalibration of germanium detectors for applications of radiometric methods in South Africa.en_US

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