Re: Uranium and Thorium counting

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

Raeann --

Suggest you contact Professor Sam Glover at WSU Pullman.

Ron Kathren 



At 01:24 PM 6/24/98 -0500, RMS4941@aol.com wrote:
>Radsafe,
>
>I am looking for information and references on using Gamma Spec to do soil
>sample analysis for Thorium and Uranium (and daughters).  Specifically, I am
>trying to quantify the Thorium by counting Ac-228 and Tl-208 (multiplied by
>2.8), and the Uranium by counting Th-234 and Pa-234m.  I am using a Canberra
>Inspector MCA with a HPGe detector, and Genie PC software, the system was
>calibrated with a Eu-152 standard.  We are having trouble getting the proper
>peak ID and quantifing the amounts.  Any tips would be appreciated as I am
>obviously not an expert in this area.  You may respond to me at
>RMS4941@AOL.com.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Raeann Shane
>Radiological Engineer
>
>