Determination of neutralisation rates of 218 Po ions in air

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-357

  Dankelmann, V ^a   Reineking, A ^a   Porstendorfer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADON;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; ION CURRENT; IONIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034999318     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006510     Document Type: Article

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