Studies on the electrical characteristics of thoron (220Rn) progeny

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Maniyan, C G ^a   Louiz, J ^a   Pillai, P M B ^a   Khan, A H ^b  

^a Indian Rare Earths Limited   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; LEAD 212; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON 220; RADON DAUGHTER; THORIUM;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTATION; LINEAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0037484141     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006164     Document Type: Article

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