In the silence of the south of the Iraqi desert, the land of the earth hides secrets which have not yet been seen, because it has been written in the language of the radiation that only specialists understand.
The atoms are launched in the formation of different rocks in the soil, which contain natural radioactive elements, radiation whispers and an Iraqi research team sought to listen to them and transform them into an understandable language with an environmental and economic dimension, by calling historical data dating for decades.
These data go back to around 51 years, while in 1974, the “Company General for Geophysics” in France, equipped with gamma rays, in the sky of Iraq, was razed to paint an initial natural radiation map in the southern desert, in particular the area between the two performance halls (29 ° -31 °) North and length (42 ° -47 °) East.
These data remained an buried scientific treasure, pending dust and reading its signals with precision and care, which was produced by the research team led by Dr. Imad al-Khurasan of the University of Bassora Oil and Gas, in the study published in the Journal of Apple Joviexx “.
In an interview with Al -jazeera Net, Dr. Abdulaziz Mohamed Abdel Aziz, professor of exploration and evaluation of courses at the Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Cairo, said that he had not participated in this study, that the data provided by these air inquiries do not change at narrow periods, therefore the analysis of what was monitored in 1974 current.
Dr. Abdel Aziz explained that the research team added a value to the data collected by the French company, while he was studying how the influence in rocks and the soil is linked to the geological composition of the region.
How did the Iraqis use 1974 data?
The company’s plane equipped with Gamma Ray Airways has monitored the levels of uranium, eruption and radioactive potassium, and the total of total radiation has been recorded.
Using an arithmetic method called “surface orientation analysis”, the research team has been able to identify areas that contain abnormal radiation that can indicate the presence of certain minerals or important geological formations, and this additional explanation helped them to provide a clearer image of the relationship between radiation and geological characteristics of the region, thus directing future research.
And “the analysis of surface orientation” is a mathematical method that helps scientists understand how to distribute something such as radiation, in certain areas on the surface of the earth.
By using this method, the data are collected from several different points, then scientists try to discover models in these data, such as the presence of an increase or decrease in radiation in certain areas, and this method helps them to determine the general departments of radiation, which means that they can predict its levels in places that they have not yet measured.
Radiological anomalies sites
One of the most eminent researchers of their studies was to identify 6 sites containing radioactive anomalies, that is to say that it has an abnormal radiation, and this was linked to geological and tectonic causes, including the presence of rare radioactive cracks and minerals such as uranium which is transmitted by underground waters.
Abdel Aziz says that these results offer opportunities to determine the areas rich in minerals or rare areas which must be more monitored due to high levels of radiation.
The natural radiation levels are generally between 850 and 1160 beats per second, and the six zones recorded higher levels, while the levels were normal in the rest of the regions and the geological formations included in the study.
Abdel Aziz explains how to calculate these impulses, explaining that “when radioactive materials (such as uranium or thorium) are gamma rays captured by measures that convert radiation into electrical pulses, and the number of pulses recorded per second is calculated.”
He explains that there are two methods of measurement, one of which is known as “Gigrigue”, which is the oldest way, while the most recent and most famous method is the “meter of gum”.
In the oldest way, the “gyrger mead” contains two negative electric posts and an inexpensive gas between them, and when the gamma rays pass through inert gas, they are named by this gas, and make it able to connect the electrical connection between the two poles which are expressed in the form of an electric chicken, and the more the number of ions and the electric administration is a large number, implications.
As for the last method, it is the “gummeter” device, which is a crystallization of the “olite sodium” substance which is exported by light flashes when the gamma rays fall on it, and by the calculation of the number of these lightnings, the levels of radiation can be estimated.
In the context of geophysical studies, these devices are used to measure natural radiation with rocks and soil.
Future applications
Thus, the results of this study can have a value applied in the future, and Abdel Aziz says that “an in -depth understanding of natural radiation in the southern region of Iraq can contribute to broader environmental and geological studies, as it is useful in the fields of the search for radioactive minerals, in addition to studies on nuclear energy and the location of appropriate geographic places.
In addition, Dr. Abdel Aziz explains that “these results can be useful for analyzing environmental changes by monitoring natural radiation levels and their effects on public health, plants and animals in these areas”.