title: Determination of uranium in aqueous attenuating samples using gamma-ray spectrometry.
abstract: In the present work, a method for determination of uranium concentration in aqueous solution in standard geometry from attenuating samples has been developed based on modification of the empirical approach of Venkataraman and Croft [2003. Determination of plutonium mass using gamma-ray spectrometry. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 505, 527-530]. The method makes use of the multiple gamma (gamma)-rays emitted by 235U and depends on the empirical relation between apparent mass of the sample and gamma-ray energy. It was possible to determine uranium concentration in the range of 12-400mg/ml rapidly by this method without applying transmission corrections.
authors.affiliation: Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: Chhavi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kalsi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mhatre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goswami