Spatial distribution of upper-room germicidal UV radiation as measured with tubular actinometry as compared with spherical actinometry

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 346-350

  Rahn, Ronald O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACTINOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SPHERICAL ACTINOMETRY; TUBULAR ACTINOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DISINFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 9144243640     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-01-21-TSN-052.1     Document Type: Article

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