Impact of krypton-85 beta radiation on aerosol particle formation and transformation

Lithuanian Journal of Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-478

  Ulevicius V ^a   Butkus, D ^b   Plauskaite K ^a   Girgzdys A ^b   Bycenkiene S ^a   Spirkauskaite N ^a  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

85kr; Aerosol particles; Air ionization; Experimental chamber; Nucleation characteristics; So2

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952935579     PISSN: 16488504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3952/lithjphys.49411     Document Type: Article

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