Ядерна фізика та енергетика Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy   ISSN: 1818-331X (Print), 2074-0565 (Online)   Publisher: Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   Languages: Ukrainian, English   Periodicity: 4 times per year   Open access peer reviewed journal

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A. D. Skorbun^1,*, B. M. Sploshnoi², O. Yu. Zelenskyi<sup>2

1</sup> Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chornobyl, Ukraine
² State Specialized Enterprise "Central Enterprise for Radioactive Waste Management", Chornobyl, Ukraine

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: anskorbun@gmail.com

Abstract: The structure of signals from detectors for monitoring the gamma-background around the Chornobyl NPP was considered. It is shown that they are not random, they contain certain regular components. A comparison of the signals obtained on several detectors at the same time undeniably demonstrates that the patterns obtained are not occasional and not erroneous effects.

Keywords: gamma-background, Chornobyl exclusion zone, count rate variability.

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