REPRODUCIBILITY OF RADON-IN-WATER MEASUREMENTS BY EMANOMETRY TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-170
Author(s):  
C Di Carlo ◽  
G Venoso ◽  
L Lepore ◽  
M Ampollini ◽  
C Carpentieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Detection Limit ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Measuring Systems ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Transport Container ◽  
Sample Transfer ◽  
Radon In Water

Abstract The emanometry test method is one of the detection techniques of radon in water satisfying requirements of Directive 2013/51/Euratom with regards to the detection limit. Quality assurance (QA) procedures were developed and implemented for a measuring system relying on such a technique. These procedures mainly address the following: (i) the assembling of each component of the degassing circuit, (ii) the sample transfer from the transport container to the degassing vessel and (iii) the control of all the influencing quantities. Three identical measuring systems have been used to analyse in parallel 39 water samples with the aim to evaluate the effectiveness of QA procedures in terms of reproducibility. The results showed quite low variability (<15% for the 84% of measurements in the range 10–100 Bq L−1) among the three different measuring systems.

Homing Sensor System Design for a 2D Long Range Nanopositioning Moving Platform

2014 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Acero Cacho ◽  
Jose Antonio Albajez ◽  
José Antonio Yagüe-Fabra ◽  
Marta Torralba ◽  
Margarita Valenzuela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensor System ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Experimental Characterization ◽  
Measuring Systems ◽  
Precision Measuring ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Ultra Precision ◽  
Moving Platform ◽  
Sensor System Design

The nanotechnology field has been developing strongly in recent years and ultra-precision measuring systems are nowadays required. A new two-dimensional moving platform with 50x50 mm range of travel, nanometer resolution and sub micrometer accuracy is being designed by the authors in order to be integrated with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). In this work the definition, design and experimental characterization of a homing sensor system for this 2D moving platform is presented. The homing sensor system will allow the generation of an absolute 2D reference for the platform (X-Y axis and θz rotation), defining an initial cero for the measuring system, which is based on laser encoders.

scholarly journals Gamma spectrometry technique for the determination of residence time in Submarine Groundwater Discharges

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
G. Eleftheriou ◽  
C. Tsabaris ◽  
D. L. Patiris ◽  
E. Androulakaki ◽  
M. Kokkoris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residence Time ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometry ◽  
Reference Source ◽  
Radium Isotopes ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Submarine Groundwater ◽  
Set Up

The evaluation of time period that meteoric water remains in the ground (residence time) before exiting in the open sea can be a valuable information for the submarine groundwater discharges (SGD) in the costal zones. Coastal waters contain elevated dissolved activities of radium isotopes compared to the open ocean, where excess activities are zero. Lately it has been shown by Moore et al., that residence time can be estimated by a model based on radium radioisotopes ratio reduction throughout the coast. However the standard methods for the estimation of radium isotopes concentration in the water are sophisticated, time consuming or require big amount of sample. Hereby, a method based on the direct gamma ray spectrometry of untreated water samples from coastal areas is applied to determine the residence time of the SGD. Efficiency calibration of the spectrometry set up has been performed for two different volumetric sample geometries, using 152Eu/154Eu solution as reference source. In order to ensure the reliability of the method, the background courting rate magnitude and variance through time have been defined for the radioisotopes of interest. Additionally, the minimum detectible activity (MDA) of the measuring system was determined, in Becquerel per cubic meter, as a function of energy in water samples. The developed method was applied and validated for water samples from the submarine spring in Stoupa Bay, southwestern Peloponnesus. The defined residence time varies from 3 to 6 days, being in good agreement with the results of the standard geological pigment-tracer method.

A Hydride Generation-Nanosilver Surface Plasmon Resonance Absorption Spectral Method for the Determination of Trace Se(IV)

2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 491-494
Author(s):  
Ai Hui Liang ◽  
Qing Ye Liu ◽  
Gui Qing Wen ◽  
Ting Sheng Li ◽  
Zhi Liang Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Detection Limit ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Hydride Generation ◽  
Resonance Absorption ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance Absorption ◽  
Hcl Solution

In HCl solution, the Se (IV) was reduced to SeH2 by NaBH4, and absorbed by solution of ethanol-AgNO3. The Ag+ was reduced to nanosilver that exhibited surface plasmon resonance absorption (SPR) peaks at 292 nm and 420 nm. Under the selected conditions, the value at 292 nm was linear to the concentration of Se (IV) in the range of 0.08-2.0 μg/mL, a detection limit of 0.04 μg/mL. The proposed method was applied to detect Se (IV) in water samples, with satisfactory results.

A highly sensitive naked-eye fluorescent probe for trace hydrazine based on ‘C-CN’ bond cleavage

The Analyst ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 143 (18) ◽  
pp. 4354-4358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Xu ◽  
Zhen Huang ◽  
Yaqian Li ◽  
Biao Gu ◽  
Zile Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detection Limit ◽  
Fluorescent Probe ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Eye Detection ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
Real Water Samples ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
First Time ◽  
Naked Eye Detection

The ‘C–CN’ bond cleavage was applied to the recognition of N2H4 for the first time; the obvious change in color could be used for “naked-eye” detection; the corresponding detection limit was found to be 5.81 × 10−8 M (1.65 ppb); the probe could be applied for N2H4 detection in real water samples.

Identifying Energy Efficiency Potentials by Applying Flexible Measuring Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 655 ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Hamacher ◽  
Johannes Boehner ◽  
Arnim Reger
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Measuring Systems ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
Sensor Signals ◽  
Detailed Level

This paper presents a flexible measuring system to identify energy efficiency potentials in the context of the ISO 50001 standard. On the basis of five essential requirements the flexible measuring system was structured into 4 modules which can be separately extended or modified. As the flexibility was in focus of the development this system it is able to measure the energy consumption on a very detailed level of the components of a machine. In addition it can also acquire measurement data of different other sensor signals like temperatures, flow rates etc. To evaluate the usability of the system in order to identify energy efficiency measures a use case was conducted. Results of the measurement data as well as possible energy savings of the investigated machinery are discussed at the end of this paper.

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