Design and evaluation of a low-level (0.24 μ Ci) radioactive aerosol charger based on 241Am

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-210

  Vivas, María M ^a   Hontañón, Esther ^a   Schmidt Ott, Andreas ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bipolar charging; Boltzmann equilibrium distribution; Exempted radioactive source; Stationary charging

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVITY;

BIPOLAR CHARGING; BOLTZMANN EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION; EXEMPTED RADIOACTIVE SOURCE; STATIONARY CHARGING;

AEROSOLS;

AMERICIUM 241; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; AMERICIUM; DESIGN METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IONIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RESIDENCE TIME;

ARTICLE; IONIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 39549089914     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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