title: MCP-N (LiF:Mg,Cu,P) TLDs for radon measurements with charcoal canisters.
abstract: A method of measurement of radon concentration in air was developed, based on high-sensitivity LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP-N, TLD Poland) thermoluminescent detectors installed in charcoal canisters. The canisters were exposed typically for 72 h in a calibration chamber with a radon concentration ranging from 100 Bq x m(-3) to 87 kBq x m(-3). It was found that in these conditions the signal registered by the TL detectors was proportional to the 222Rn concentration and the lowest limit of detection (LLD) was at a level of 100 Bq x m(-3). The proposed method can be used in large-scale, multi-site surveys aimed at screening for high levels of indoor radon concentration or for measuring ground radon exhalation rates.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogacz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swakoń
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budzanowski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olko
mesh_terms: D002606:Charcoal / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper; D004867:Equipment Design; D005459:Fluorides; D018020:Lithium Compounds; D008274:Magnesium; D010758:Phosphorus; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D002606:Charcoal; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium; D011886:Radon; D005459:Fluorides