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Record 1 1977-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
OBS

The most common nuclear method of measuring soil moisture is by neutrons. In this method, neutrons, or uncharged subatomic particles of about the same mass as hydrogen, are emitted from a source, usually radium-beryllium at high thermal energies into the soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
OBS

La méthode nucléaire la plus en vogue pour déterminer l'humidité du sol est celle où on se sert de neutrons. Dans cette méthode, des neutrons ou des particules sous-atomiques inertes, qui ont un poids identique à celui de l'hydrogène, se propagent dans le sol à partir d'une source, habituellement du radium-béryllium à énergie thermique élevée.

Spanish

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