Indoor radon concentration measurements in some Spanish houses and dwellings with plastic nuclear track detectors

C. Baixeras; I. García; F. Fernández; C. Domingo; A. Vidal-Quadras; E. Piesch

doi:10.1016/1359-0189(91)90193-L

Indoor radon concentration measurements in some Spanish houses and dwellings with plastic nuclear track detectors

C. Baixeras, I. García, F. Fernández, C. Domingo, A. Vidal-Quadras, E. Piesch

Department of Physics

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Abstract

A passive dosemeter, based on Makrofol ED track detectors covered with aluminized Mylar, enclosed in the Karlsruhe diffussion chamber, has been used for radon concentration studies. Detectors have been irradiated, using a 241Am source, at different energies and fluences in order to obtain the electrochemical etching conditions that allow the optimum registration of alpha particles having energies over 3 MeV. Thirty dosemeters have been sent to the NRPB Radon Environmental Chamber for calibration. The sensitivity of the dosemeter has been calculated. Several dosemeters have, also, been exposed in houses and dwellings in the Barcelona and Madrid areas for monitoring. Values for radon concentration in the areas under study are presented. © 1991.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	279-282
Journal	International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part
Volume	19
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/1359-0189(91)90193-L
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1991

Keywords

alpha tracks
calibration factor
dosemeter for radon
electrochemical etching
Makrofol
radon concentration

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Indoor radon concentration measurements in some Spanish houses and dwellings with plastic nuclear track detectors. / Baixeras, C.; García, I.; Fernández, F.; Domingo, C.; Vidal-Quadras, A.; Piesch, E.

In: International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part, Vol. 19, No. 1-4, 01.01.1991, p. 279-282.

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