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Title: Radon detection in conical diffusion chambers: Monte Carlo calculations and experiment

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927188· OSTI ID:22488688
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  1. Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN Ave. IPN 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México 07360, DF, México (Mexico)

The operation of radon detection diffusion chambers of truncated conical shape was studied using Monte Carlo calculations. The efficiency was studied for alpha particles generated randomly in the volume of the chamber, and progeny generated randomly on the interior surface, which reach track detectors placed in different positions within the chamber. Incidence angular distributions, incidence energy spectra and path length distributions are calculated. Cases studied include different positions of the detector within the chamber, varying atmospheric pressure, and introducing a cutoff incidence angle and energy.

OSTI ID:
22488688
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1671, Issue 1; Conference: 11. international symposium on radiation physics, Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), 4-6 Mar 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English