The use of nuclear track detectors as an environmental solar ultraviolet radiation dosimeter

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 409-412

  Abu Jarad, F ^a   El Hadidy, M ^a   Al Jarallah, M I ^b  

^a Center for Engineering Research   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alpha and fission fragments; CR 39 as an environmental monitoring; Solar ultra violet radiation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLAR RADIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0031354842     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00110-8     Document Type: Article

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