Manuel Barrera

• Universidad de Cádiz

We address the problem of evaluating measurements of radionuclide activity concentration from a robust Bayesian perspective. As shown in previous studies, Bayesian incorporation of available prior information on the activity levels, together with the measured values, leads in general to an improvement in the quality of radioanalytical results. Sinc...

A generic theoretical methodology for the calculation of the efficiency of gamma spectrometry systems is introduced in this work. The procedure is valid for any type of source and detector and can be applied to determine the full energy peak and the total efficiency of any source-detector system. The methodology is based on the idea of underlying p...

The knowledge of the distribution of (137)Cs deposition over Spanish mainland soils along with the geographical, physical and morphological terrain information enable us to know the (137)Cs background content in soil. This could be useful as a tool in a hypothetical situation of an accident involving a radioactive discharge or in soil erosion studi...

In this study the total activity of (137)Cs deposited per unit area over the Spanish peninsular territory was analysed using a 150 × 150 km(2) mesh grid, with samples taken from 29 points. The deposited activities ranged between 251 and 6074 Bq/m(2). A linear relationship was obtained between these values and the mean annual rainfall at each sampli...

The vertical distribution of activity and inventories of atmospheric Pb-210 is being studied in Spanish soils, aiming to establish the reference levels in the zone, based on the type of soil and the annual rainfall. A homogeneous distribution grid (approx. 150×150 km each cell) has been established covering the peninsular land, trying to combine th...

A Bayesian statistical approach is introduced to assess experimental data from the analyses of radionuclide activity concentration in environmental samples (low activities). A theoretical model has been developed that allows the use of known prior information about the value of the measurand (activity), together with the experimental value determin...