Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8210377 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The results are described of an upgrade of the low-background gamma-ray spectrometry laboratory at New York State Department of Health by acquiring sensitivity to low-energy gamma rays. Tuning of the spectrometer and its low-energy response characteristics are described. The spectrometer has been applied to monitor the environment by measuring aerosols and water in New York State contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima accident plume. In addition, the spectrometer has been used to monitor radioactivity in food by performing a study of cesium in Florida milk.
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Authors
A.J. Khan, T.M. Semkow, S.E. Beach, D.K. Haines, C.J. Bradt, A. Bari, U.-F. Syed, M. Torres, J. Marrantino, M.E. Kitto, T. Menia, E. Fielman,