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    New scintillators and method for spectral gamma logging in slim boreholes

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    Authors
    Kepic, Anton
    Podolska, Anna
    Hooshyari Far, Ida
    Greenwood, Andrew
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Kepic, A. and Podolska, A. and Hooshyari-Far, I. and Greenwood, A. 2015. New scintillators and method for spectral gamma logging in slim boreholes, in Proceedings of the Near-Surface Asia Pacific Conference, Jul 7-10 2015, pp. 220-223. Waikoloa, Hawaii: Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
    Source Conference
    Near-Surface Asia Pacific Conference
    DOI
    10.1190/nsapc2015-059
    ISSN
    2159-6832
    School
    Department of Exploration Geophysics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6167
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Wide-spread application of spectral gamma ray logging system in mineral exploration has not really developed in the geotechnical, environmental-groundwater, and mining industries, but. A new approach to borehole logging by the Deep Exploration and Technologies Commonwealth Research Centre (DET CRC) has created a Logging-While-Drilling tool, the shuttle, to measure natural gamma ray activity during the drilling process. The Shuttle allows the collection of high quality natural gamma spectra by placing a sensor on the core-barrel and logging whilst drilling; a much slower process than wireline logging. To make good the time advantage that the shuttle approach provides we need to use better scintillators than the commonly used materials of NaI, CsI and BGO, which perform poorly in slim-hole applications. Newer materials: SrI, GAGG and CWO scintillators were tested to evaluate their use in future slim-line logging-while–drilling. All of the newer scintillators outperform the older generation in either resolution or stopping power. However, for small-size detectors the heavier scintillators perform far better in measuring the natural radioactive isotopes and gamma interactions with the rock mass. For future shuttle sensors GAGG and CWO scintillators are our preferred scintillators as they perform well in capturing a reasonable natural gamma spectrum even in sizes as small as 25mm in diameter.

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