First model of the effect of grain size on radon emanation

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1169-1172

  Sakoda, Akihiro ^a   Hanamoto, Katsumi ^a   Ishimori, Yuu ^b   Kataoka, Takahiro ^a   Kawabe, Atsushi ^a   Yamaoka, Kiyonori ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grain size; Modeling; Moisture content; Pore gap; Radon emanation; Soil

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PORE GAP; RADON EMANATION; SOIL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADON; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

RADON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL GRAIN SIZE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 77649271293     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.070     Document Type: Article

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