Distribution of Neutrons from a252Cf Source in Soil At Depth and Just Below the Air-Ground Interface
作者:
SenftleF. E.,
PhilbinP. W.,
SarigianisP.,
期刊:
Nuclear Applications and Technology
(Taylor Available online 1969)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 6
页码: 576-583
ISSN:0550-3043
年代: 1969
DOI:10.13182/NT69-A28377
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The slow-neutron flux as a junction of distance from a 90μg252Cf neutron source buried several feet below the surface of the ground was measured with BF3detectors in damp sand and clay strata. From 1 to 7ft from the source, the expected decrease in flux was observed, However, when similar measurements were made in shallow holes near the air-soil interface, the decrease with distance was less than exponential and a peak was noted at a distance of 8ft from the source. A qualitative explanation of the peak is given indicating that the density of thermal neutrons in the high-density thermal strata located several inches below the surface is a junction of the incident neutron energy and that the optimum incident energy is ~2 MeV. For this reason252Cf is a good neutron source for the purpose of in situ capture gamma analysis of soil constituents when used for mineral exploration purposes.
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