Abstract

A radioactive γ/β tracer to explore dangerous technogenic phenomena has been proposed: the ratio of the measured flux density of β- and γ-radiations in the surface layer of the atmosphere. The time dependence analysis of the ratio of β- and γ-pulse count rate has been carried out. A significant increase of the γ/β ratio was recorded under the cyclone passing through Japan (Fukushima) to Kamchatka. The proposed γ/β tracer can be a very sensitive indicator of nonstationary processes related to hazardous natural and technogenic phenomena.

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Title
Radioactive γ/β tracer to explore dangerous technogenic phenomena
Author
Nagorsky, P M 1 ; Yakovleva, V S 2 ; Makarov, E O 3 ; Firstov, P P 3 ; Kondratyeva, A G 2 ; Stepanenko, A A 2 

 Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 10/3 Academichesky avenue, Tomsk, 634055, Russia 
 National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Ave., Tomsk, 634050, Russia 
 Kamchatka Branch of Geophysical Survey, Russian Academy of Sciences, bul. Piipa 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 683006, Russia 
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Aug 2016
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2564771371
Copyright
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