Estimating the Depth of Buried Radioactive Sources using Ground Penetrating Radar and a Gamma Ray Detector

Ukaegbu, I. K., Aspinall, M. and Gamage, K. A.A. (2019) Estimating the Depth of Buried Radioactive Sources using Ground Penetrating Radar and a Gamma Ray Detector. In: IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI 2019), Atlanta, GA, USA, 7-12 July 2019, pp. 99-100. ISBN 9781728106953 (doi: 10.1109/USNC-URSI.2019.8861914)

Abstract

This study reports on nonintrusive depth estimation of a buried caesium-137 radioactive source using a ground penetrating radar (GPR) and a gamma ray detector. Specifically, the bulk density estimates from the GPR was used to fit a gamma ray attenuation model to the data from the detector. The depth of the source was successfully estimated when buried up to 18 cm in sand, gravel and soil. This will help in nonintrusive monitoring of nuclear contaminated sites.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: This work was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (EP/N509231/1) and the National Decommissioning Authority, UK.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gamage, Professor Kelum
• Authors: Ukaegbu, I. K., Aspinall, M., and Gamage, K. A.A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
• ISBN: 9781728106953
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 IEEE
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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