Published 2010 | Version v1
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Increase of radon concentration and its decay products in the zone of electric discharge in different media - the source of false effects of induced radioactivity

Creators

  • 1. NSC 'Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology', Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Description

It is shown that in some cases when working with electrical discharges in different environments the appearance of radioactivity and helium traces may be a result of increase concentration of 222Rn natural radon and its decay products in the discharge area.

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Повышение концентрации радона и продуктов его распада в зоне электрического разряда в различных средах - источник ложных эффектов наведенной радиоактивности

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Voprosy Atomnoj Nauki i Tekhniki
Journal Issue
no.1/65
Journal Page Range
p. 161-164
ISSN
1562-6016

INIS

Country of Publication
Ukraine
Country of Input or Organization
Ukraine
INIS RN
42007986
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Descriptors DEI
CATHODES; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; DECAY; DEUTERIUM; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GAMMA SPECTRA; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON 222
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; METALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLATINUM METALS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SPECTRA; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS