Specific Radioactivity of Europium-152 in Roof Tiles Exposed to Atomic Bomb Radiation in Nagasaki

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-250

  Nakanishi, Takashi ^a   Miwa, Kentaroh ^a   Ohki, Rika ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DS86; Eu 152; Nagasaki atomic bomb; Neutron activation; Neutrons

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; EUROPIUM; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; RADIATION; ROOFS;

ATOMIC BOMBS; DS86; EUROPIUM-152; EXPOSED TO; HYPOCENTRE; MEASURED VALUES; NAGASAKI ATOMIC BOMB; RESIDUAL RADIOACTIVITIES; ROOF-TILES; SPECIFIC RADIOACTIVITY;

NEUTRONS;

EUROPIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC WARFARE; JAPAN;

ARCHITECTURE; EUROPIUM; JAPAN; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0032234626     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.39.243     Document Type: Article

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