Experimental and theoretical study of the fraction of {sup 210}Po absorbed in glass
Conference
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OSTI ID:45155
- State Univ. of Ghent (Belgium)
- Belgian Nuclear Research Center, Mol (Belgium)
The {sup 210}Po activity embedded in glass may be an appropriate indicator of past radon exposures. Based on the theory of Lindhard, it can be concluded that, after alpha decay of the absorbed {sup 214}Po fraction, some 30% of the recoiling {sup 210}Pb atoms escape from within the glass. Measurements of the alpha activity of {sup 214}Po show that repeated cleaning of vitreous glass removes about 80% of the deposited activity. In this paper we show how the expected {sup 210}Po activity is calculated as a function of the attachment rate, being the most important influencing parameter of the room model.
- OSTI ID:
- 45155
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-901010--Pt.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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