Radon, thoron and their progenies measured in different dwelling rooms and reference atmospheres by using CR-39 and LR-115 SSNTD

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Misdaq, M A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Alpha and beta activities; Radon and thoron series; SSNTD detection efficiencies

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLID STATE DEVICES; THORIUM;

SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD);

RADON;

RADON; RADON 220;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENSITY; EVALUATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; BETA RAYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FILM DOSIMETRY; HOUSING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1542713359     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00198-2     Document Type: Article

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