Low-Level Radioactivity Measurement Laboratory
Low-Level Radioactivity Measurement Laboratory (DSROL) was established to conduct training, research, and application studies with gamma radioactivity measurements. Radioactivity of radionuclides in materials is determined in low-level gamma radiation measurement systems.
Research Areas
Qualitative and quantitative determination of the amount of natural and artificial radioactivity in environmental samples (rock, soil, sediment, etc.), industrial products (metal, plastic, etc.), plants, foods (canned food, tomato paste, etc.), biological samples, air, and water,
Investigation of soil erosion and sedimentation processes, ecosystem modeling in coastal areas, and investigations of climate change, drought by measurements of radioisotopes of 137Cs, 210Pb, and 7Be,
Observation of environmental radioactive pollution with bioindicators and biomonitors,
Examination of various environmental problems related to radiation,
Radioactivity analysis service for the imported and exported materials or radiation certificate on request.
Main Equipments and Software
The laboratory, which has environmental conditions consisting of an air conditioning system with fresh air inlet and outlet, dust-free environment, and uninterrupted power supply, has the following equipment:
High Purity Germanium Detector (HpGe)(ORTEC Model GMX 45P4-PLB-S GAMMA-X HPGe Coaxial Detector)
Detector Lead Shields (ORTEC Model HPLBS1F Lead Shield For CFG-PV4)
Digital Spectrometry (ORTEC Model DSPEC-JR-2,0-NEGGE, DSPEC JR 2,0 with MAESTRO-32)
Software for High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Measurements, Analyzes, and Reports (ORTEC Model A66-B32 GAMMA VISION-32 Gamma-Ray HPGe Spectral Analyzer)
