In situ prompt gamma-ray measurement of river water salinity in northern Taiwan using HPGe—252Cf probe

✍ Scribed by Jiunn-Hsing Chao; Chien Chung

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Weight: 385 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0883-2889
• DOI: 10.1016/0883-2889(91)90175-z

✦ Synopsis

A portable HPGe-252Cf probe dedicated to in situ survey of river water salinity was placed on board a fishing boat to survey the Tamsui River in northern Taiwan. The variation of water salinity is surveyed by measuring the 6111 keV chlorine prompt photopeak along the river. Results indicate that the probe can be used as a salinometer for rapid, in situ measurement in polluted rivers or sea.