title: How to assess the sensitivity and related uncertainty of a new solid state passive thoron measuring device.
abstract: To test the sensitivity of our CR-39 alpha-track detector thoron passive device (ATD-TnPD), a closed-circuit exposure facility, composed by a new thoron source, a small exposure chamber and a new absolute (220)Rn active monitor (TnM), was set up. (220)Rn exposure was evaluated by assessing the TnM response and its combined uncertainty. The ATD-TnPD's sensitivity was determined by three thoron exposures, tested at different etching times. A non-linear relationship on etching conditions was obtained, with values in the range 1.54-1.76 (tracks cm(2))(kBq h m(-3))(-1).
authors.affiliation: ENEA BAS-ION-IRP, Montecuccolino, V. dei Colli 16, 40136 Bologna, Italy. calamosc@enea.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calamosca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Penzo
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon