Measurement of radon emanation factor from granular samples: Effects of additives in cement

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Stoulos, S ^a   Manolopoulou, M ^a   Papastefanou, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

222Rn; 226Ra; Cement; Fly ash; Phosphogypsum; Radon emanation factor

Indexed keywords

CEMENT ADDITIVES; CHARCOAL; FLY ASH; GAMMA RAYS; SPECTROMETRY;

EMANATION FACTOR;

RADON;

CALCIUM SULFATE; CEMENT; CHARCOAL; RADIUM 226; RADON;

ACCURACY; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONTAINER; FLY ASH; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PHYSICS; SAMPLE;

EID: 0346996529     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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