Cosmogenic 7Be in grass of the Maamora site

✍ Scribed by T.El Khoukhi; M. Fidah; B. Oubelaid

• Book ID: 103989791
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 64 KB
• Volume: 46
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-8043
• DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00122-0

✦ Synopsis

7Be is one of the radionuclides produced by the nuclear reactions of protons and alpha particulates of galactic and solar cosmic rays as well as the secondary neutrons produced during those reactions. It is subject immediately, to physical and chemical processes in the environment, such as air motions or fixing to atmospheric aerosols (Volkle et al., 1989, M.P.I., 1989, Yiou et al., 1985). In the framework of an environmental radiological monitoring programme of the Maamora site, samples of grass were collected, prepared and analysed using gamma spectrometry.