Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Monica Gray, Physics and Engineering Science
Major
Engineering Science
Presentation Abstract
Studies have been done to see if abundance of neutrinos have an effect on the decay rate of radioactive nuclei. Questions regarding the proximity of the sun and the concentration of the flux of neutrinos as a result, have emerged due to there being more counts in the winter when the sun is closer versus there being less counts in the summer when the sun is farther away. Other studies say that the cause of the difference in counts are more local, as in the environmental conditions like temperature and various background radiation that interferes with the counts of the target isotope. Using a geiger muller counter the emissions from various isotopes, one being Radium-226 that can be found in submarine groundwater.
Location
Virtual Poster Session 2
Start Date
22-4-2021 4:30 PM
End Date
22-4-2021 6:30 PM
Disciplines
Engineering Physics
Recommended Citation
Davis, Rashaun, "Detecting Radium-226 In Submarine Groundwater Discharge" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 107.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/107
Included in
Detecting Radium-226 In Submarine Groundwater Discharge
Virtual Poster Session 2
Studies have been done to see if abundance of neutrinos have an effect on the decay rate of radioactive nuclei. Questions regarding the proximity of the sun and the concentration of the flux of neutrinos as a result, have emerged due to there being more counts in the winter when the sun is closer versus there being less counts in the summer when the sun is farther away. Other studies say that the cause of the difference in counts are more local, as in the environmental conditions like temperature and various background radiation that interferes with the counts of the target isotope. Using a geiger muller counter the emissions from various isotopes, one being Radium-226 that can be found in submarine groundwater.