Measurement of hydraulic conductivity using a radioactive or activatable tracer
Patent
Title | Measurement of hydraulic conductivity using a radioactive or activatable tracer |
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Type | Patent |
Authors | Waring, Christopher Leslie (Author), Airey, Peter Lewis (Author) and Stepanyants, Yury A. (Author) |
Patent/Trademark Applicant | Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) |
Patent/Trademark Number | AU2007231556 |
Countries in Which Patented/Trademarked | Australia |
Year | 2007 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090230295 |
Abstract | A method of determining the distance, from a reference point, of a tracer emitting radiation comprising a first component emitted at a first known energy level and a second component emitted at a second known energy level, the intensity of a penetrating portion of the first component that penetrates a substance between the tracer and the reference point and the intensity of a penetrating portion of the second component of the radiation that penetrates the substance being a function of the rate of gamma radiation emission of the tracer as well as of the distance of the tracer from the reference point, the method comprising: a) measuring the intensity of the first penetrating portion and the intensity of the second penetrating portion; b) determining the ratio of the intensity of the first penetrating portion to the intensity of the second penetrating portion; and c) determining the distance of the tracer from the reference point. |
Keywords | hydraulic conductivity; radioactive tracers; activatable tracers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410605. Soil physics |
410699. Soil sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | IP No. WO 2007/109860 A1. Patent not held: See url. Please note that this item has a Worldwide patent. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z31w/measurement-of-hydraulic-conductivity-using-a-radioactive-or-activatable-tracer
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