High-resolution alpha spectrometry under field conditions - Fast identification of alpha particle emitting radionuclides from air samples

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-288

  Pollanen R ^a   Siiskonen, T ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Direct alpha spectrometry; Minimum detectable activity concentration; Plutonium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

AIR; PLUTONIUM; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; URANIUM; VACUUM CLEANERS;

AIR SAMPLING; DIRECT ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

GLASS FIBER; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; RADIONUCLIDE; SAMPLING;

AIR SAMPLING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE FILTER; RADIATION DETECTION; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALPHA PARTICLES; FILTRATION; PLUTONIUM; POROSITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM;

EID: 33644920658     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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