Determination of the diffusion coefficient of unattached radon progeny with a graded screen array at the EML radon/aerosol chamber

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Tokonami, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HUMIDITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033063051     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032596     Document Type: Article

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