Airborne gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey: Birmingham Quadrangle (Alabama), Gadsden Quadrangle (Alabama, Tennessee). Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5597529

A combined airborne radiometric and magnetic survey was performed over the Birmingham and Gadsden 1:250,000 NTMS Quadrangles, Alabama. Data were collected with a helicopter utilizing a gamma-ray spectrometer, with a large crystal volume, and a high sensitivity proton precession magnetometer. Data processing was principally directed to correcting for effects introduced by cosmic radiation, atmospheric radon, altitude dependence, and the aircraft. The corrected data were statistically treated to produce anomaly maps based on the radiometric response of individual geologic units. These maps were interpreted to produce a uranium anomaly interpretation map. This volume contains a description of the systems; a discussion of the calibration of the data collecting systems, the data processing, the data display format; the interpretation rationale, and the interpretation methodology.

• Research Organization: High Life Helicopters, Inc., Puyallup, WA (USA); QEB, Inc., Hayward, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-13-1664
• OSTI ID: 5597529
• Report Number(s): GJBX-70(80)(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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