Prompt detection of alpha particles from 210Po: Another clue to the origin of rock varnish?

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-342

  Hodge, Vernon F ^a   Farmer, Dennis E ^b   Diaz, Tammy ^a   Orndorff, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Po; 238Pu; 239,240Pu; Rock varnish; Surface activity

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLIDES; PAPER-THIN COATINGS;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIONUCLIDE; ROCK VARNISH;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC BOMB; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESERT; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; ROCK; VARNISH;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; KINETICS; POLONIUM;

EID: 7044274355     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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