Published February 2000
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Journal article
Study of safety performance of the 241Am fire alarm source
Description
The safety performance of 241Am fire alarm sources made by using powder metallurgical technology has been preliminarily studied, so as to determine and allowable maximum energy limit value of the alpha particles outgoing from this kind of sources in light of radiation safety and the present technology. The yielded results show that 241Am leak has not been found when the peak energy of the alpha energy spectrum of this kind of sources is less than 4.96 MeV
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Science and Techniques
- Journal Volume
- 11
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 34-35
- ISSN
- 1001-8042
INIS
- Country of Publication
- China
- Country of Input or Organization
- China
- INIS RN
- 31041015
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALARM SYSTEMS; ALPHA SOURCES; ALPHA SPECTRA; AMERICIUM 241; FIRES; LEAKS; MEV RANGE 01-10; PEAKS; PERFORMANCE; SAFETY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; ENERGY RANGE; HEAVY NUCLEI; ION SOURCES; ISOTOPES; MEV RANGE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES