A new technique to measure the mobility size of ultrafine radioactive particles

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-393

  Mesbah, B ^a   Fitzgerald, B ^a   Hopke, P K ^a   Pourprix, M ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALCOHOLS; ALPHA PARTICLES; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; NITROGEN; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIAL FLOW; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON;

ELECTROSTATIC SIZE DISCRIMINATION TECHNIQUE;

POLONIUM;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

EID: 0031238561     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829709595083     Document Type: Article

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