1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of a high sensitivity detector for Radium in water and a study of Rajium removal.
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07554003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
素粒子・核・宇宙線
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| Research Institution | University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
KAJITA Takaaki Univ.of Tokyo, ICRR,Associate Professor, 宇宙線研究所, 助教授 (40185773)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NISHIMURA Syuuichi Organo Co., Senior Engineer, 主任技師(研究職)
TAKEUCHI Yasuo Univ.of Tokyo, ICRR,Research Associate, 宇宙線研究所, 助手 (60272522)
MIYANO Kazumasa Niigata Univ., Faculty of Science, Professor, 理学部, 教授 (10011529)
TASAKA Shigeki Gifu Univ., Faculty of Education, Assosiate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (60155059)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | Radium / pure water / Radon |
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| Research Abstract |
A high sensitivity detector for Radium in water was developed. This detector measures Radons which are the decay product of Rajium. Radons are extracted from the water into the air by the bubbling method. The volume of the sample water is 700 liters. And a 70-liter Radon detector for air is used to detect Radons. The sensitivity of the detector to the Radium concentration in water is about 1mBq/m^3.
We measured the Radium concentration of the pure water in the 50,000 ton Super-Kamiokande detector. The measured value was 0.9 (]SY.+-。[) 0.1 (stat.) (]SY.+-。[) 0.1 (syst.) mBq/m<@D13@>D1, or equivalently, 68.4 (]SY.+-。[) 6.4 (]SY.+-。[) 7.7Ra/cm<@D13@>D1. This level of Radium concentaration was the goal when we started this research.
We also studied what elements used in the water purification sustem are capable of removing Radium efficiently. This measurement was carried out using the kamiokande water which contained more than 100 times more Radium. We observed that Radium can be removed efficintly by Reverse-Osmosis membrane, Ultra-filter and activated charcoal.
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Research Products
(4 results)
