Long-term measurements of radon progeny concentrations with solid-state nuclear track detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 40, Issue 2-6, 2005, Pages 560-568

  Yu, K N ^a   Nikezic, D ^a,c   Ng, F M F ^a   Leung, J K C ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Equilibrium factor; LR 115 detector; Radon progeny concentration

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EQUILIBRIUM FACTOR; LR 115 DETECTOR; RADON PROGENCY CONCENTRATION;

RADON;

EID: 27744552825     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.03.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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