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Determination Of Radon Levels In Dwellings And Social Objects And Evaluation Annual Effective Dose From Inhalation Of Radon In Stepnogorsk Area Northern Kazakhstan, D. S. Ibrayeva, M. N. Aumalikova, K. B. Ilbekova, M. M. Bakhtin, P. K. Kazymbet
Determination Of Radon Levels In Dwellings And Social Objects And Evaluation Annual Effective Dose From Inhalation Of Radon In Stepnogorsk Area Northern Kazakhstan, D. S. Ibrayeva, M. N. Aumalikova, K. B. Ilbekova, M. M. Bakhtin, P. K. Kazymbet
Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials
Radon is a noble gas that is one of the natural radioactive decay products of radium resulting from the disintegration of uranium. Humans are exposed to sources of natural radiation activity, being radon and its progeny breathing air responsible for more than 50% of the annual dose received from natural radiation. The aim of this study was to determine the radon concentration in the air in settlements’ dwellings and social objects and calculate the annual effective dose of population from radon on the territory mining activities in Stepnogorsk area. The study has shown that activity concentrations of indoor radon in …
Suitability Testing Of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film As A Solid-State Nuclear Track Detector For Using In Radon Studies, D. Yerimbetova, V. Stepanenko, A. Kozlovskiy, K. Zhumadilov
Suitability Testing Of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film As A Solid-State Nuclear Track Detector For Using In Radon Studies, D. Yerimbetova, V. Stepanenko, A. Kozlovskiy, K. Zhumadilov
Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials
The present work describes the procedure for testing the suitability of a polyethylene terephthalate film (after irradiation with heavy ions it is widely used in various fields) as an alpha-track detector. The test was carried out in order to determine the prospects for the use of this film in studies evaluating the indoor and outdoor radon concentrations. The study was conducted using a radionuclide source of alpha particles Am-241. Irradiated film samples were chemically treated. In order to further compare the results, unirradiated film samples were also chemically etched under the same conditions. To determine the presence of tracks, compare …