Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1570241 | Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The properties of soil in Kirkuk city (IRAQ) are studied using gamma and neutron radiation. Ten locations are selected for the process of making field measurements on soils at 40–50 cm depth levels then the samples were collected to be studied in the laboratory also. In the field, we measured the density and moisture contents of soils. The laboratory measurement has been performed to obtain mass attenuation coefficients, using gamma spectrometer contains shielded NaI (Tl) detector at the energies of 59.5, 356.5, 662, 1173 and 1332 keV. The obtained results were presented and discussed. The study has practical importance to know the nature of the soil in the oil and agricultural city Kirkuk.
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Authors
Ali H. Taqi, Qahtan A.M. Al Nuaimy, Gullala A. Karem,