An annular diffusion channel equipped with a track detector film for long-term measurements of activity concentration and size distribution of nanometer 218Po particles

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-216

  Tymen, G ^a   Kerouanton, D ^a   Huet, C ^a   Boulaud, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DETECTORS; DIFFUSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; NONLINEAR INVERSION TECHNIQUES; TRACK DETECTOR FILM;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; TIME;

EID: 0033080639     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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