Photon W-value of dry air determined using a cryogenic radiometer combined with a multi-electrode ion chamber for soft X-rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-404

  Kato, M ^a   Suzuki, I H ^a,b   Nohtomi, A ^a   Morishita, Y ^a   Kurosawa, T ^a   Saito, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS STRUCTURE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air; Mass attenuation coefficient; Radiometer; Soft X ray; W value

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; COVERAGE FACTORS; CRYOGENIC RADIOMETERS; DRY AIR; ENERGY RANGES; ION PAIRS; IONIZATION THRESHOLDS; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MONOCHROMATIZED SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; MULTI-ELECTRODE ION CHAMBERS; SMALL ENERGY; SOFT X-RAY; SOFT X-RAY REGIONS; W-VALUE;

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; CRYOGENICS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SUN;

X RAY LITHOGRAPHY;

AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; PHOTON; PHOTON W VALUE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SYNCHROTRON; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 74649086929     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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