Results of Concentration Measurements of Artificial Radioactive Aerosols in the Lower Atmosphere; RESULTATS DES MESURES DE CONCENTRATION, DANS LA BASSE ATMOSPHERE, DES AEROSOLS RADIOACTIFS ARTIFICIELS

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4631759

Ardouin, B; Jehanno, C; Labeyrie, J; Lambert, G; Tanaevsky, O; Vassy, E

Results are given of the measurements of artificial gross BETA radioactivity in aerosols in the lower atmosphere made by the Electronic Physics Service of the Electronic Department, and by the Atmospheric Physics Laborntory of the Paris Science Faculty. The measurements were begun in September 1956 and were continued in an increasing number of stations both in France and in the rest of the world: The reported results deal with the period up to the end of August 196l, that is, up to the end of the nuclear moratorium. After a review of the constitution and the properties of radioactive aerosols present in the atmosphere, a description is given of the measurement methods, their accuracy, and various aspects of the results. (auth)

• Research Organization: France. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique. Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Saclay
• NSA Number: NSA-17-041016
• OSTI ID: 4631759
• Report Number(s): CEA-2261
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AEROSOLS
ATMOSPHERE
BETA PARTICLES
HEALTH AND SAFETY
MEASURED VALUES
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOACTIVITY