EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CALIBRATION FACTOR-K BETWEEN ALPHA-ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION AND TRACK DENSITY FOR APPLICATION IN RADON DOSIMETRY

Authors
MAGED AF TSURUTA T DURRANI SA
Citation
Af. Maged et al., EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CALIBRATION FACTOR-K BETWEEN ALPHA-ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION AND TRACK DENSITY FOR APPLICATION IN RADON DOSIMETRY, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 170(2), 1993, pp. 423-431
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02365731
Volume
170
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
423 - 431
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(1993)170:2<423:EATCOT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This paper describes a new version of the measurement of the calibrati on factor, K, between radon activity concentration and track density. The use of Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs) is out of the most convenient techniques to assess the radiation level of alpha-acti vities in the environment. Exposed plastic films are chemically and el ectrochemically etched in an alkali solution and the alpha-tracks are evaluated under an optical microscope. The detailed procedure for this study and the caliabration of the etched films for conversion of trac k density to radon exposure in (Bq . m-3) are given in this paper. It was found the experimental and theoretical values of K were 1.37 and 1 .27 (track . cm-2 . kBq-1 . h-1 . m3), respectively, for plastic detec tors CR-39.