Integrated measurements of 212Pb and 212Bi in the air by rotating filters.
A method for determining time integrated concentrations of 212Pb and 212Bi in the air is proposed. It employs solid state nuclear track detectors covered with an absorber and placed around a rotating filter. Results from experiments carried out in an artificial 220Rn atmosphere have been presented. They reveal that the method works within the range of integrated concentrations for indoor measurements. The experimental error was about 7% for 212Pb and 23% for 212Bi. Possibilities for improving the accuracy have been discussed.
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Laboratory of Dosimetry and Radiation Protection, Faculty of Physics, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000032:analysis*; D005374:Filtration; D007856:Lead Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011886:Radon
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D007856:Lead Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011886:Radon; D001729:Bismuth