Experimental investigation of γ-ray attenuation in Jordanian building materials using HPGe-spectrometer

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Awadallah, Mohammad I ^a   Imran, Mousa M A ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ray attenuation; Half thickness; Mass attenuation coefficient; Radioactive content; Shielding materials

Indexed keywords

BRICK; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETES; LIMESTONE; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETERS;

HALF THICKNESS; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTENT; SHIELDING MATERIALS;

GAMMA RAYS;

CONCRETE; LIMESTONE;

CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; SPECTROMETER;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; GAMMA RADIATION; JORDAN; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SPECTROMETER;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; JORDAN; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34147097083     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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