Method and apparatus for measuring the radioactive content of materials
AssigneeShale Testing Solutions, LLC
InventorFrank O'Connor
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Abstract
A method of testing an earth sample and an apparatus for executing the method are disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of obtaining at least one earth sample. The method also includes the steps of detecting one or more counts of decay from the at least one earth sample. The detected count is at at least one level of radiation decay energy from among a plurality of possible levels of radiation decay energy associated with decay daughters of Radium 226 and/or 228. The method also includes the steps of deriving a level of radiation emission activity of the at least one earth sample based on the one or more counts of decay detected in said detecting step.
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A method of testing an earth sample comprising the steps of:
- obtaining at least one earth sample;
- detecting one or more counts of decay from the at least one earth sample at at least one level of radiation decay energy from among a plurality of possible levels of radiation decay energy associated with decay daughters of at least one of Radium 226 and 228;
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- deriving a level of radiation emission activity of the at least one earth sample based on the one or more counts of decay detected in said detecting step.
A computer-readable medium containing instructions for deriving a level of radiation emission activity based on detected counts of gamma emissions.
A computing device operable to derive a level of radiation emission activity based on detected counts of gamma emissions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.