The graded screen technique for measuring the diffusion coefficient of radon decay products

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 604-624

  Knutson, Earl O ^a   George, Andreas C ^a   Tu, Keng Wu ^a  

^a Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLONIUM; RADON;

GRADED SCREEN ARRAY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

LEAD 212; POLONIUM; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031281295     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829708965500     Document Type: Article

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