Sentences with phrase «measure radioactivity»

The time stated in terms of the day Willard Libby developed radiocarbon dating as a method to measure radioactivity.

Blood was drawn 15 days later to determine the haematological profile and measure the radioactivity.

The radioactivity in the Earth produces antineutrinos which are constantly streaming up, and I actually, kind of, realized that if we can measure those antineutrinos we could measure the radioactivity in the Earth.

«When I received a letter from Berkeley,» Segre tells us, «I measured its radioactivity before opening it.»

Three months after the tsunami - stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant began leaking unprecedented amounts of radioactive isotopes, an interdisciplinary group of scientists will begin measuring the radioactivity in the ocean east of Japan on 4 June.

Strutt measured radioactivity in various rocks and found that granite contained more than enough radioactivity to explain all geothermal heat.

Not exact matches

They actually measured the amount of radioactivity found in wood of known age.

We measured the rock's radioactivity.

After regular decontamination, 1200 - 1500 counts per minute (a measure of radioactivity) were left on this van; Decon Gel removed an additional 800 - 900.

Radioactivity in the brain was measured with the PET scanner in three conditions: after a 60 - min aerobic moderate - intensity exercise session, after a high - intensity interval training (HIIT) session, and after rest.

For instance, they can detect 1 milli Curie (mCi) of Cobalt - 60 (60Co) at a maximum distance of 3.5 metres, but are inefficient at measuring lower levels of radioactivity or at longer distances.

«When you're transferring 36 curies [a measure of radioactivity] of berkelium to Russia, you go through a lot of desks,» says Krzysztof Rykaczewski, an ORNL physicist who helped coordinate the transfer.

Geologists say radioactivity levels can vary across the Marcellus, but the tests taken so far suggest the amount of radioactive material measured in New York is far higher than in many other places.

The concentration of radioactivity measured down Germany's deepest hole (5.7 miles) would account for all the heat flowing out at the earth's surface if that concentration continued down to a depth of only 18.8 miles and if the crust were 4 billion years old.47

Radioactivity in the brain was then measured using positron emission tomography (PET) scans under three different circumstances: after eating pizza (a palatable meal) after consuming a nutritional drink (a non-palatable meal), and after an overnight fast.

Our scientist tells us the radioactivity can be measured coming from the product.

We measure the amount of radioactivity emitted by your cat's thyroid everyday to make sure the thyroid has adequate radioiodine to be effective.