Mapping 238U decay chain equilibrium state in thin sections of geo-materials by digital autoradiography and microprobe analysis
2018
Abstract A new approach is proposed in order to spatially localize and determine the equilibrium state of natural decay chains on hand-scale geological samples, thanks to a combination of three techniques: 1) Elementary chemical mapping by microprobe; 2) Alpha autoradiograph by gaseous detectors and 3) bulk alpha particle spectrometry. The quantitative nature of alpha autoradiograph and its comparison with U chemical maps allows to locate radioactive equilibrium state in four samples. This equilibrium state was confirmed by alpha spectrometry analysis.
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