Measurement of potential alpha energy exposure (PAEE) of radon and its progenies in dwellings in the north-eastern region of India

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-295

  Srivastava, Alok ^a   Lalramengzami, R ^a   Laldawngliana, C ^a   Sinha, D ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Dwivedi, K K ^a   Saxena, A ^b   Ramachandran, T V ^c  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Panchhunga University College   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY EXPOSURE; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR;

RADON;

EID: 0030107117     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00295-2     Document Type: Article

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