The spatial distribution of 133 Ba activity in granitic rocks was measured with two autoradiography techniques.• Digital autoradiography using phosphor imaging plate technique and filmless electronic autoradiography were compared. • 133 Ba polymethylmethacrylate standards were developed to determine the counting efficiency for electronic autoradiography.• Good correlation between the two autoradiography methods were obtained in this study.
A B S T R A C TThe spatial distribution of barium activity in granitic rocks was measured with two autoradiography techniques; digital autoradiography using phosphor imaging plate technique (Fuji 5100) and filmless electronic autoradiography (i.e. The BeaQuant™), which is based on a gas detector incorporated in a micromesh Parallel Ionization Multiplier (PIM). Rock cubes taken from a diffusion experiment that were in contact with 133 Ba tracer were measured to determine diffusion profiles. In addition, the spatial distribution of 133 Ba in the samples was determined. Polymethyl methacrylate standards for 133 Ba were developed to determine the counting efficiency for electronic autoradiography. Good visual correlation between the two autoradiography methods were obtained in this study. The results of the experiments presented here can be utilized in future studies on the diffusion behavior of barium in granitic rocks.
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