Influence of natural radioactive aerosols on artificial radioactivity detection in the Spanish surveillance networks.
The device used for continuous measurements of artificial alpha and beta activity in Spanish radiological surveillance networks is the LB BAI 9850 monitor from the Berthold Company. The temporal variation of radon decay product equilibrium introduces a varying background signal in the artificial radioactivity in these monitors. This unwanted background signal can be significantly reduced by analyzing natural radioactive aerosols and their influence on the monitor.
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Institut de Tècniques Energètiques (INTE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Avda. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. arturo.vargas@upc.edu
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Ortega
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D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis*; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016477:Artifacts; D001417:Background Radiation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain
D000336:Aerosols; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon