Radon di!usion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino
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We have measured the radon di!usion, solubility and permeability coe$cients of various foils being of interest for the Borexino experiment. The applied methods and instrumentation are described and the mathematical model for di!usion of Rn, including its decay, is outlined. A very strong in#uence of water on the Rn di!usion through nylon foils was found. The rather low Rn permeability for dry nylon foil (mean value is equal to 3.35]10~12 cm2/s) increases by more than two orders of magnitude if the foil is immersed in water. No signi"cant in#uence compared to dry nylon has been observed if the foil was surrounded by pseudocumene. ( 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000