A Rapid Spectroscopic Technique for Determining the Potential Alpha-energy Concentration of Radon Decay Products
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A rapid spectroscopic technique for determining the potential alpha-energy concentration of radon decay products.
We consider the application of alpha-spectroscopy to the rapid determination of the potential alpha-energy concentration (PAEC) of radon decay products indoors. Two count totals are obtained after a single counting period. The PAEC is then estimated by a linear combination of the count totals, the two coefficients being determined by analysis of the dependence of the statistical and procedural ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Physics
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0017-9078
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198308000-00028