Neutron flux variations near the Earth’s crust. A possible tectonic activity detection
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Neutron flux variations near the Earth?s crust. A possible tectonic activity detection
The present work contains some results of observations of neutron flux variations near the Earth’s surface. The Earth’s crust is determined to be a significant source of thermal and slow neutrons, originated from the interaction between the nuclei of the elements of the Earth’s crust and the atmosphere and α−particles, produced by decay of radioactive gases (Radon, Thoron and Actinon). In turn,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1684-9981
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-3-637-2003