Abstract:
The γ spectrometry analysis method for
228Ra in water based on Fe(OH)
3-CaCO
3 carrier was developed, which is suitable for the analysis of 228Ra in environmental water. The enrichment method of
228Ra in water was carried out by Fe(OH)
3-CaCO
3 co-precipitation method. The enriched 228Ra was further loaded by Ba(Ra)SO
4 co-precipitation method, and
228Ra was determined by
133Ba tracer method. The full recovery rate was measured using high-purity Ge γ spectrometer to measure the characteristic γ energy of the decaying daughter
228Ac, which reached the radioactive equilibrium with
228Ra, thereby obtaining the analysis result of 228Ra. Through the calibration of 5 L water sample, it is known that the recovery rate of 228Ra is in the range of 81.8%-87.5%. The relative deviation of the water sample measurement is 1.7%-5.3%, and the detection limit of this method is 57.2 mBq/L.