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Gamma-ray spectrometry for the self-attenuation correction factor of the sand samples from Antalya in Turkey

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In this paper, we attempt to determine the self-attenuation correction factor for 37 different sand samples collected from Antalya region of Turkey with densities changing from 2.205 to 2.679 g \(\hbox {cm}^{-3}.\)Transmission method has been used in order to obtain self-attenuation correction factor in comparison with the air and ultrapure water samples for each case. Self-attenuation correction factor versus energy fit curve is obtained. While the self-attenuation correction factor has large values at low energies, it becomes smaller at high energies and tends to become constant thereafter.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Cemil EKE and Şükriye EKE for supports and their help to collect sand samples, Professor Juan Pedro BOLIVAR for sending us some useful articles about self-attenuation correction factor, Tanfer CANER for his useful suggestion, Dr. Edip BAYRAM for help to dry sand samples.

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  1. Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education, Division of Physics Education, Akdeniz University, 07058, Antalya, Turkey

    Canel Eke

  2. Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Nükleer Bilimler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, 07058, Antalya, Turkey

    Canel Eke & Ismail Boztosun

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, 07058, Antalya, Turkey

    Ismail Boztosun

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Eke, C., Boztosun, I. Gamma-ray spectrometry for the self-attenuation correction factor of the sand samples from Antalya in Turkey. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 301, 103–108 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3145-7

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