Rapid alpha spectroscopy of evaporated liquid residues for emergency response

Health Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 432-441

  Semkow, T M ^a,b   Khan, A J ^a   Haines, D K ^a   Bari, A ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Emergencies, radiological; Ionization chamber; Water

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; CURIUM; CURIUM 244; DRINKING WATER; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 230; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EMERGENCY; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY; ALPHA RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; VOLATILIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CALIBRATION; HUMIDITY; RADIOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 62849111355     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000336981.92713.a0     Document Type: Article

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