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A comparison between experimental measurements and Monte Carlo simulation of neutron flux distribution within an Am-Be Howitzer
(2013-08-01)
The spatial thermal and fast neutron flux distributions within the cavity of a 370 GBq Am-Be neutron source-based howitzer were determined experimentally by foil activation and computationally by Monte Carlo method. A ...
Outdoor external doses in the high background radiation areas of Lambwe east location in southwestern Kenya
(2013-07-31)
Soils and rocks from a number of areas underlied by carbonatite rocks in Kenya have been associated
with high radioactivity. A study, comprising background radiation measurements, and radioecological and health
surveys ...
Status and Prospects in Research Infrastructure Development in Nuclear Analytical Spectrometry and Radiometric Instrumentation Methodologies for Environmental Radiation and Associated Radioactivity Measurements and Modelling Studies in Kenya
(International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 2010-09)
Since 2002 the Department of Physics at the University of Nairobi has established the Applied Nuclear and Radiation Physics Division for graduate training in a variety of nuclear science fields and research, the major line ...
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) in Non-Destructive Testing of Oil Samples
(2013-08-01)
A rapid non-destructive, multi-elemental and ultra-sensitive analytical technique of engine oil analysis is described. Using" an x-ray excitation source and Si(Li) detector for the1 measurements, the deterioration of an ...