Promotion of the lower limit of detection of gamma emitting nuclides in radioaerosol samples after Fukushima accident

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1297-1301

  Wang, Jinglong ^a   Wen, Tingyu ^a   Jiang, Yifei ^a   Du, Jinzhou ^a   Huang, Dekun ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fukushima nuclear accident; Gamma ray emitting nuclides; Radioaerosol; The lower limit of detection

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH 212; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 129; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; LEAD 214; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON 220; RADON 222; TELLURIUM 129; TELLURIUM 132; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BISMUTH 214;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; JAPAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; ATMOSPHERE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; LOWER LIMIT OF DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOAEROSOL;

EID: 84863487372     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1594-9     Document Type: Article

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