Alternative treaty monitoring approaches using ultra-low background measurement technology

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 746-749

  Miley, H S ^a   Aalseth, C E ^a   Bowyer, T W ^a   Fast, J E ^a   Hayes, J C ^a   Hoppe, E W ^a   Hossbach, T W ^a   Keillor, M E ^a   Kephart, J D ^a   McIntyre, J I ^a   Seifert, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; CTBT; IMS; Rasa; Ultra low background

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES; COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATIES; CTBT; IMS; INTERNATIONAL MONITORING SYSTEMS; LOW BACKGROUNDS; MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITIES; MONITORING APPROACHES; NETWORK OF STATIONS; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RASA; ULTRA-LOW-BACKGROUND;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BARIUM; MONITORING; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

INSULATING MATERIALS;

BARIUM;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; FISSION NEUTRON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MONITORING; TECHNOLOGY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 63249094947     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.069     Document Type: Article

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