Direct high-resolution alpha spectrometry from nuclear fuel particles in an outdoor air sample

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-463

  Pöllänen, Roy ^a   Siiskonen, T ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

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Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; AMERICIUM 243; BISMUTH 212; CURIUM; CURIUM 242; CURIUM 243; CURIUM 244; NEPTUNIUM 237; NUCLEAR FUEL; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; PLUTONIUM 241; PLUTONIUM 242; POLONIUM; POLONIUM 212; POLONIUM 214; POLONIUM 218; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 236; URANIUM 238;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DIRECT HIGH RESOLUTION ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALPHA PARTICLES; AMERICIUM; CURIUM; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

EID: 45149112734     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm440     Document Type: Article

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