An air sampling system to estimate concentrations of argon-41 in the V.P.I. physics building during reactor operation
| dc.contributor.author | Putney, Irvin Turner | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Nuclear Science and Engineering | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-21T15:34:37Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-21T15:34:37Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1963 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | A gamma scintillation spectrometer was assembled. and calibrated in a low background radiation area to analyze air samples. Air samples were taken from different locations in the physics building during reactor operation to determine the concentrations of A⁴¹ released to the surroundings of the building during reactor operation. The samples were collected in a one gallon polyethylene bottle with a 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” cylindrical well sealed in the bottom. The air samples were taken to the counting area and the sampling bottle placed on the detector, a 3” x 3" cylindrical NaI(TI) crystal which fitted into the well. The pulses from the detector were fed te a multi-channel analyzer. From the number of pulses per unit time under the photo-peak, the concentration of A⁴¹ for each location was determined. Samples were analyzed for 4, 7, and 10 kw from which a linear extrapolation was made to estimate the concentrations of A⁴¹ in these locations if higher power operation is authorized. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.extent | 48, [1] leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70473 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 8751801 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Virginia Polytechnic Institute. -- Equipment and supplies | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1963.P988 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Argon | en |
| dc.title | An air sampling system to estimate concentrations of argon-41 in the V.P.I. physics building during reactor operation | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nuclear Science and Engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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