Comparison of radon measurements done by solid state nuclear track detectors and electronic devices in the framework of an EU-radon project

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 651-656

  Jonsson G ^a   Albarracin, D ^b   Bacmeister, G U ^b   Baixeras, C ^b   Climent, H ^b   Cotellessa, G ^c   Devantier, R ^d   Enge, W ^e   Freyer, K ^f   Font, Ll ^e   Ghose, R ^d   Monnin, M M ^d   Sciocchetti, G ^c   Seidel, J L ^d   Treutler, H C ^f  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active radon detector; Comparative measurement; Indoor radon; Passive radon detector; Soil radon; Solid state nuclear track detector

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HOUSES; POLYCARBONATES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADON; SOILS;

POLYALLYLDIGLYCOL CARBONATE; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD);

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031358610     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00158-3     Document Type: Article

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