Aerosol size distribution of the radon progeny in outdoor air

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-48

  Porstendorfer J ^a   Zock, Ch ^b   Reineking, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aerosol activity size distribution; Cascade impactor (low pressure online alpha, OLACI) differential mobility analyser; Laser aerosol spetrometer; Outdoor aerosols; Radon decay product aerosols

Indexed keywords

RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER DIFFRACTION; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034309826     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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