ThoriumSource.md

title	Thorium Source
header	teaser /assets/images/spectra-th/ThoriumSource.png
last_modified_at	2022-08-24 15:11:00 +0200

Thorium source bought on ebay USA. The exact composition of radioisotopes in this sample is unknown, but could be reverse-engineered with this spectrum. It seems like this source contains of both ²³²Th and ²³⁴Th and of course all their daughter products.

Spectrum (Fullscreen)

<iframe width="100%" height="500" src="/assets/spectra/ThoriumSource.html" title="Thorium Source gamma spectrum" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 10 minute measurement with a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) radiation detector.

Metadata

Isotope:	Thorium
Mass number:	?
Atomic number:	90
Neutron number:	?
...	...

Sources and Further Read

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Isotopes
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_thorium