Spatial distribution of 214Po ions in the electrostatic collection

E Barlas; A Bayrak; E Emirhan; S Haciomeroglu; C S Ozben

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.06.004

Spatial distribution of 214Po ions in the electrostatic collection

Appl Radiat Isot. 2013 Oct:80:23-6. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.06.004. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Authors

E Barlas¹, A Bayrak, E Emirhan, S Haciomeroglu, C S Ozben

Affiliation

¹ Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Physics Engineering, 34469 Maslak Sarıyer, Istanbul Turkey.

PMID: 23811634
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.06.004

Abstract

A low cost Si-PIN photodiode-based radon monitor was successfully designed and produced to monitor precursory earthquake indicators in the Northern Anatolian Fault Line. The spatial distribution of (214)Po ions was determined by comparing the 7.69 MeV (214)Po peak in the MCA spectrum and the Geant4 energy distribution of alpha particles at various detector source distances.

Keywords: Geant4 simulations; Photodiode detectors; Radiation detectors; Radon detection.