Relationship between the 210Po activity incorporated in the surface of an object and the potential α-energy concentration

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-55

  Nikezic D ^a,b   K N, Yu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; MODEL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033992649     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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