Published May 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Comprehensive software for the assessment of 222Rn and 220Rn decay products based on air sampling measurements

  • 1. Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest-Magurele, P.O. Box MG-11, RO-077125 (Romania)

Description

A computational tool dedicated to the measurement of 222Rn and 220Rn decay products by air sampling is presented. α- or γ-spectrometry measurements, gross α or β counting, as well as a combination of them are considered. Special attention is given to the evaluation of the uncertainty budget of the results. Besides typical applications in the analysis of experimental data, the software can be used for assessing the expected quality of a measurement protocol and for optimizing it, by generating and analyzing sets of realistic synthetic data.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.022

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.022;
PII
S0969-8043(09)00055-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 867-871
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

Conference

Title
5. international conference on radionuclide metrology - Low-level radioactivity measurement techniques
Acronym
ICRM-LLRMT'08
Dates
22-26 Sep 2008
Place
Braunschweig (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41014200
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR; COMPUTER CODES; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; EVALUATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; OPTIMIZATION; RADON 220; RADON 222; SAMPLING
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY

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