Gamma versus alpha sensors for Rn-222 long-term monitoring in geological environments

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 611-620

  Zafrir, H ^a   Haquin, G ^b   Malik, U ^a   Barbosa, S M ^c   Piatibratova, O ^a   Steinitz, G ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha, gamma and ionization chamber detectors for radon monitoring; Long term radon monitoring; Radon measurement; Radon monitoring in air, porous media and in water

Indexed keywords

AIR CAVITY; ALPHA DETECTOR; ALPHA SENSOR; ALPHA, GAMMA AND IONIZATION CHAMBER DETECTORS FOR RADON MONITORING; BGO DETECTOR; CALIBRATION FACTORS; CRYSTAL SCINTILLATORS; GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGICAL MEDIA; HIGH RESOLUTION; LONG TERM MONITORING; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; LONG-TERM RADON MONITORING; MONITORING SITES; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADON DETECTORS; RADON MEASUREMENT; RADON MONITORING; RADON MONITORING IN AIR, POROUS MEDIA AND IN WATER; RADON VARIATIONS; SAMPLING RATES; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SILICON DIODES;

CALIBRATION; DIODES; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADON; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; SILICON DETECTORS;

MONITORING;

EID: 79959516234     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.04.027     Document Type: Article

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