Thoron and radon diffusion through different types of filter

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 641-646

  Shweikani, R ^a   Al Bataina, B ^b   Durrani, S A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Can technique; Diffusion chamber; Filtration; Radon chamber; Thoron and radon diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; FILTRATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON;

SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD); THORON;

WAVE FILTERS;

EID: 0031342560     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00156-X     Document Type: Article

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