Multielemental analysis of some soils in Karaman by PAA using a cLINAC

Osman Agar; Ismail Boztosun; Christian Segebade

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.011

Multielemental analysis of some soils in Karaman by PAA using a cLINAC

Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Apr:122:57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.011. Epub 2017 Jan 15.

Authors

Osman Agar¹, Ismail Boztosun², Christian Segebade³

Affiliations

¹ Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Physics Department, Karaman, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Nuclear Science Application and Research Center, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: osmanagar@kmu.edu.tr.
² Akdeniz University, Nuclear Science Application and Research Center, Antalya, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Antalya, Turkey.
³ Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Antalya, Turkey; Idaho State University, Physics Department, ID, USA.

PMID: 28110022
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.011

Abstract

In this analytical work, some components (Sr, Ni, Mg, Fe, Zr, Cd, As, Ca, Br, Rb, Mn, I, Zn, Pb, Tl, U and Ba) of soil samples collected in different locations in the surroundings of Karaman, Turkey were determined by photon activation analysis (PAA). This method is based on photonuclear reactions. (γ,n), (γ,2n), (γ,γ') and (γ,p)-type reactions have been observed. The samples were irradiated with bremsstrahlung photons produced by a clinical electron linear accelerator (cLINAC) for up to about 85min. The PAA results were compared with those obtained by X-ray fluorescence (XRF).

Keywords: CLINAC; HPGe; Photon activation analysis; Soil.