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GAMMAMETRY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Soil Science
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Gammametry. A bulk density profile was measured in field with a densitometer(LPC-INRA, Angers, France). This method consists in introducing simultaneously, in two parallel holes previously dug, a photon source and a detector maintained facing one another horizontally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Science du sol
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Technique de mesure fondée sur l'absorption d'un rayonnement gamma.

CONT

Les photons gamma très pénétrants permettent de réaliser de véritables radiographies des matériaux les plus denses. Cette technique est appliquée depuis quelques années à la détermination de la densité et de l'humidité des sols.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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