Effects of some physical conditions on leaching rate of radon from radioactive minerals originating from some hot springs

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-110

  Sakoda, Akihiro ^a   Hanamoto, Katsumi ^a   Ishimori, Yuu ^b   Nagamatsu, Tomohiro ^a   Yamaoka, Kiyonori ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grain size; Leaching; Radioactive mineral; Radon hot spring; Ultrasonic irradiation; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONICS;

RADIOACTIVE MINERAL; RADON HOT SPRING; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

RADON;

EID: 40649087858     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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