A NEW METHOD FOR EVALUATING ALPHA-DOSE-RATES IN DIFFERENT BUILDING MATERIAL SAMPLES USING SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS

Authors
MISDAQ MA BAKHCHI A MOUSTAAIDINE H SATIF C FAHDE K
Citation
Ma. Misdaq et al., A NEW METHOD FOR EVALUATING ALPHA-DOSE-RATES IN DIFFERENT BUILDING MATERIAL SAMPLES USING SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS, Applied radiation and isotopes, 48(4), 1997, pp. 527-533
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
527 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1997)48:4<527:ANMFEA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Uranium and thorium contents in different building material samples ha ve been evaluated by using a method based on combining the solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) technique with a calculational method. A new method has been developed based on calculating the stopping pow ers of the studied materials for the alpha-particles emitted by the ur anium and thorium series and exploiting the uranium and thorium conten ts of the studied materials for evaluating the corresponding global al pha doses. The emanation coefficient for radon in the building materia ls studied has been determined. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.