TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vukanac, Ivana
AU  - Šešlak, Bojan Ž.
AU  - Kandić, Aleksandar
AU  - Čeliković, Igor T.
AU  - Mladenović-Nikolić, Nataša
AU  - Milanović, Tamara J.
AU  - Obradović, Zorica
AU  - Đurašević, Mirjana M.
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10096
AB  - In order to compare alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry, the activity concentrations of 235U, 238U and 226Ra in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash from the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”, Serbia, were determined by these two methods. Methods were compared and discussed from the point of view of its precision, difficulty to apply and complexity. Gamma-ray spectrometry was performed with HPGe (High Purity Germanium) spectrometer, while alpha activity was measured by PIPS (Passivated Implanted Planar Silicon) detector. For the alpha-particle spectrometry, the chemical procedures applied were chromatographic resin extraction for uranium isotopes and micro-coprecipitation for 226Ra. Thin alpha sources were prepared by electrodeposition and filtration through polypropylene membrane filter for uranium determination, while filtration technique was performed for radium sources. For the evaluation of the statistical difference between individual measurement results obtained by application of two methods Z - test was used. In order to evaluate the difference between two methods used, paired samples t-test and F-test were applied. Results show that there is no statistical difference between two methods used and that gamma-ray spectrometry is a valid alternative to time consuming alpha spectrometry.
T2  - Radiation Physics and Chemistry
T1  - A comparison of alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry methods for determination of 235U, 238U and 226Ra activity concentration in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash
VL  - 193
SP  - 109933
DO  - 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109933
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vukanac, Ivana and Šešlak, Bojan Ž. and Kandić, Aleksandar and Čeliković, Igor T. and Mladenović-Nikolić, Nataša and Milanović, Tamara J. and Obradović, Zorica and Đurašević, Mirjana M.",
year = "2022",
abstract = "In order to compare alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry, the activity concentrations of 235U, 238U and 226Ra in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash from the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”, Serbia, were determined by these two methods. Methods were compared and discussed from the point of view of its precision, difficulty to apply and complexity. Gamma-ray spectrometry was performed with HPGe (High Purity Germanium) spectrometer, while alpha activity was measured by PIPS (Passivated Implanted Planar Silicon) detector. For the alpha-particle spectrometry, the chemical procedures applied were chromatographic resin extraction for uranium isotopes and micro-coprecipitation for 226Ra. Thin alpha sources were prepared by electrodeposition and filtration through polypropylene membrane filter for uranium determination, while filtration technique was performed for radium sources. For the evaluation of the statistical difference between individual measurement results obtained by application of two methods Z - test was used. In order to evaluate the difference between two methods used, paired samples t-test and F-test were applied. Results show that there is no statistical difference between two methods used and that gamma-ray spectrometry is a valid alternative to time consuming alpha spectrometry.",
journal = "Radiation Physics and Chemistry",
title = "A comparison of alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry methods for determination of 235U, 238U and 226Ra activity concentration in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash",
volume = "193",
pages = "109933",
doi = "10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109933"
}

Vukanac, I., Šešlak, B. Ž., Kandić, A., Čeliković, I. T., Mladenović-Nikolić, N., Milanović, T. J., Obradović, Z.,& Đurašević, M. M.. (2022). A comparison of alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry methods for determination of 235U, 238U and 226Ra activity concentration in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash. in Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 193, 109933.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109933

Vukanac I, Šešlak BŽ, Kandić A, Čeliković IT, Mladenović-Nikolić N, Milanović TJ, Obradović Z, Đurašević MM. A comparison of alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry methods for determination of 235U, 238U and 226Ra activity concentration in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash. in Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2022;193:109933.
doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109933 .

Vukanac, Ivana, Šešlak, Bojan Ž., Kandić, Aleksandar, Čeliković, Igor T., Mladenović-Nikolić, Nataša, Milanović, Tamara J., Obradović, Zorica, Đurašević, Mirjana M., "A comparison of alpha-particle and gamma-ray spectrometry methods for determination of 235U, 238U and 226Ra activity concentration in samples of coal, slag and fly-ash" in Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 193 (2022):109933,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109933 . .