Hey Fellow Radaholics All this Radon talk reminds me, I have a NA/Victoreen Xe-133 Room air trap monitor. Is this a Radon monitor? Does anyone have any...
... air trap monitor. Is this a ... A quick googling shows Xe-133 is a medical isotope. And fission waste product. And floor wax. Xenon-133 is produced by...
THANKS to the listmember who sent me several small pieces of Trinitite on which to experiment. First thing was to take a comparative spectrum and see how the ...
Geo, An itemized list of all radionucleides found in trinitite is extant. Sorry, I don't know the pub. number. The fine folks at the Lab's Public Information...
... What about 28-year HL Sr-90? BTW, you should get a sample of Chernobylized soil. No, I don't know how. And even less how to get the Semipalatinsk version...
... Ok you got me, but consider: Some beta particles from Sr-90 are so energetic that when present in the subsurface at high concentrations (greater than about...
Good deal DH, that ratio info looks promising. My comment really was a statement that at this time, the wrong instrument was being used for the task of...
George, the U235 peak you're seeing at "185" in the natural U sample is actually Ra-226 at 186 keV. It's weaker in the DU sample because the radium was...
To All, Thanks to everyone who helped me get contacts and information for my trip to North Carolina. In particular, Ruth showed me " the ropes" of collecting,...
Thanks Dudley! For sure I have peaks at 120 that are fairly easy to see, so that may be the Eu. Never would have thought of that. Yes on the 185 being 186 from...
Geo, Are your spectra in a computer-readable format? (e.g., Excel, DBase). If so, there *is* Forier Transform software avialable that can separate some of...
Tom- I didn't get a chance to see Godzilla, but I did see one of his little brothers; quite impressive! Thank you for getting me in contact with Ruth. She was...
In the past there were a few members who were interested in the name of our Autunite mine. Due to the theft that has happened during the past 4 years we could...
Wow Ron. Thats some gate!!! I am glad I didnt have to pay for it! Is the entrance to your mine a natural rock formation? It looks like you have some...
... Those stalagmites are actually moss that has broken loose from the rock. The entrance is natural rock but has been blasted. In the early 50's a local...
On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:13:04 -0700 "Boomologist" ... Ron, do you find that the "new" autunite crystals are less radioactive than the autunite crystals found in...
There may be a slight difference but it's difficult to really know how much of a difference without lab equipment. I have no way to measure Alpha. I thought of...
On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 16:37:07 -0700 "Boomologist" ... It depends on the age differential between the vein material and the newer wall encrustations. If the age...
On a kind of un-radiation related topic. Its not unusual to find calcite deposits (like stalactites) in abandoned mines (the longer theve been abandoned the...
... The air circulation in the mine is excellent! When I set off a charge in the back of the mine it takes less than 15 minutes to clear the smoke from the...
Yes, I'd imagine the mine would breath just like a cave. However, I'd be concerned that the high density of radon could lead to a buildup in low places. Have...
... I agree totally! Our mine has had a family of Wood Rats (Pack rats) living in it since we acquired the mine. That's where the name comes from. We share our...
... No formal testing. There are no low places. The floor is as level as the freeway and does not slope. There is a upper area above the main adit but it also...
hello all. I got a rather panic filled call from an old friend today. He is selling his house and the well water tested rather high for radium. I dont really...
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