T A Salama
Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics
Volume 67 Issue 2 August 2006 pp 269-276 Research Articles
Determination of thorium and uranium contents in soil samples using SSNTD’s passive method
T A Salama U Seddik T M Dsoky A Ahmed Morsy R El-Asser
Thorium-to-uranium ratios have been determined in different soil samples using CR-39 and LR-115-II solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs). A calibration method based on determination of SSNTD registration sensitivity ratio for α-particles of thorium and uranium series has been developed. Thorium and uranium contents of the standard soil samples have been determined and compared with its known values. There is a good agreement between the results of this method and the values of standard samples. The method is simple, inexpensive, non-destructive and has a wide range of applications in environment, building materials and petroleum fields.
Volume 67 Issue 3 September 2006 pp 529-534 Brief Reports
Direct determination of bulk etching rate for LR-115-II solid state nuclear track detectors
T A Salama U Seddik T M Hegazy A Ahmed Morsy
The thickness of the removed layer of the LR-115-II solid state nuclear track detector during etching is measured directly with a rather precise instrument. Dependence of bulk etching rate on temperature of the etching solution is investigated. It has been found that the bulk etching rate is 3.2 µm/h at 60°C in 2.5 N NaOH of water solution. It is also found that the track density in detectors exposed to soil samples increases linearly with the removed layer.
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