1956•Netherlands Journal of Agricultural ScienceOpen access

Determination of soil moisture by neutron scattering.

P. Mortier, M. De Boodt

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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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Key concepts: Loam, Moisture, Indium, Water content, Soil water, Neutron probe, Cylinder, Materials science