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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-1-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-1-2022
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Research article
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04 Jan 2022
Research article |
| 04 Jan 2022
| 04 Jan 2022
The μDose system: determination of environmental dose rates by combined alpha and beta counting – performance tests and practical experiences
Thomas Kolb
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Konrad Tudyka
Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Silesian University of Technology, ul. S. Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Annette Kadereit
Geographical Institute, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 348, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Johanna Lomax
Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Grzegorz Poręba
Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Silesian University of Technology, ul. S. Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Anja Zander
Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Otto-Fischer-Straße 4, 50674 Cologne, Germany
Lars Zipf
Laboratoire de Glaciologie (GLACIOL), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Markus Fuchs
Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany
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Short summary
The µDose system is an innovative analytical instrument developed for the cost- and time-efficient determination of environmental radionuclide concentrations required for the calculation of sedimentation ages in palaeo-environmental and geo-archaeological research. The results of our study suggest that accuracy and precision of µDose measurements are comparable to those of well-established methods and that the new approach shows the potential to become a standard tool in environmental dosimetry.
The µDose system is an innovative analytical instrument developed for the cost- and...
