Testing and Calibration of CDs as Radon Detectors at Highly Variable Radon Concentrations and Temperatures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Pressyanov (0000-0001-6768-2219, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", corresponding author), Luis Santiago Quindós Poncela (Universidad de Cantabria), Strahil Georgiev (Sofia University), Ì Dimitrova (0000-0001-5661-005X, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"), K Mitev (0000-0002-0555-7575, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"), Carlos Sàinz (0000-0003-2029-4512, Universidad de Cantabria), Ismael Fuente Merino (0000-0001-7757-8511, Universidad de Cantabria), Daniel Rábago (0000-0002-2285-8767, Universidad de Cantabria) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 3038-3038 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16173038 |
| PMID | 31443348 |
| OpenAlex | W2969614628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The application of the compact disk (CD) method for radon measurements at mines, caves and other workplaces needs testing under highly variable exposure conditions. We present the results from a blind comparison of CDs exposed in the Laboratory of Natural Radiation (Saelices el Chico, Spain). During the exposure the temperature varied from 6.5 to 24.9 °C (average 12.6 °C) and the 222 Rn activity concentrations varied from -3 to 147 kBq m -3 . Good correspondence was observed between the integrated 222 Rn activity concentration determined by the reference instruments in the laboratory (122,500 ± 6100 kBq h m -3 ) and that assessed by analysis of the CDs at a depth 80 μm beneath the front surface (118,000 ± 12,000 kBq h m -3 ) and at a depth of 120 μm (106,000 ± 12,000 kBq h m -3 ). The theoretical modeling of the CD response under variable temperature and radon concentration suggested that the small bias is probably due to the time variation of the calibration factor because of the time variations of the temperature
Calibration · Detector · Environmental health · Nuclear physics · Optics · Physics · Radiochemistry · Radon · Radon exposure · Remote sensing · Statistics · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Materials Science · Mathematics · Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications · Medicine · Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Environmental Chemistry · Geology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |