Applications of the low-background gamma spectroscopy to the geographical origin of marine salts and prunes

Journal Article · Wed Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722080· OSTI ID:21055018

Perrot, F ^[1]

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1. Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Chemin du Solarium, Le Haut Vigneau, BP120, 33175 Gradignan (France)

The low background gamma spectroscopy has been applied to try to sign the geographical origin of the French atlantic marine salts and of the prunes from Agen. Most of the activity measurements have been done using low background Ge spectrometers located in Bordeaux. Results have shown that a clear signature exists in the case of the French atlantic salts using the 40K, 137Cs and 226Ra isotopes but not in the case of the prunes.

• OSTI ID: 21055018
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 897, Issue 1; Conference: LRT 2006: Topical workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Aussois (France), 1-4 Oct 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2722080; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CESIUM 137
ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
OCEANOGRAPHY
POTASSIUM 40
RADIUM 226
SALTS