Determination of soil moisture by neutron scattering.

Authors

  • P. Mortier
  • M. de Boodt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v4i1.17788

Abstract

Curves of counting rate versus moisture content are presented, for sand, loam and clay soils, using (i) a 1000 me Ra-Be source surrounded by a small rigid indium cylinder acting as detector of slow neutrons and (ii) two co-axial Cd cylinders protecting the indium detector. Improved accuracy in the region of low moisture contents was obtained with (ii). (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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Published

1956-02-01

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (1956)

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Papers

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