Calibration of AGRS System Using Transportable Pads in India: An Application to AGRS Data of Aravalli Basin, Banswada Block, South Rajasthan
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
M. S. Ramayya -
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
A. K. Chaturvedi
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
P. S. Parihar
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
P. K. Sharma
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
D. U. Jiwane
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
P. K. Srivastava
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research, DAE, 1-10-153-156, Hyderabad – 500 016
T. C. Sunil
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-0901-2Abstract
Calibration of airborne gamma ray spectrometric system (AGRS) over standard radioactive sources of known elemental abundances is essential before carrying out airborne surveys. In India, fixed calibration pads were constructed in 1985. Since then calibration of AGRS system was carried out over the fixed pads. However the fixed pads are expensive to build and maintain. Also the large pads are subject to variations in radiation output due to variable moisture content and radon loss. Alternate approach is to construct transportable calibration pads which are discussed in this paper.
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration&Research (AMD) under Department of Atomic Energy has recently constructed five transportable calibration pads. Three pads i.e. K, U and Th have been spiked with the respective radioelements while keeping the minor radioelements to the least in order to obtain pure spectra. A composite pad has been constructed which contains all the three radioelements. This helps in cross verifying the obtained calibration results. A background pad has also been constructed which is helpful to obtain the background values during calibration.
Analysis of the data acquired over the transportable pads with airborne gamma ray spectrometer (16.8 ltr) has been carried out and presented in this paper. A comparison with the data acquired over the fixed calibration pads is also included. There is a good agreement of results which suggests the use of transportable pads in future.
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