A new method for evaluating alpha dose rates in different building material samples using solid state nuclear track detectors

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 527-533

  Misdaq, M A ^a   Bakhchi, A ^a   Moustaaidine, H ^a   Satif, C ^a   Fahde, K ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; BUILDING MATERIALS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ALPHA DOSES; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR (SSNTD) TECHNIQUE; STOPPING POWERS;

DOSIMETRY;

RADON 222;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031127892     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00272-2     Document Type: Article

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