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The simultaneous determination of the emanation fractions of radon and thoron

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A procedure first described by O. Hahn in 1935 has been adapted to the measurement of the probability of escape of radon and thoron//the “emanation fraction”/ in soils and rocks through application of the germanium counter. Measurement of the regrowth of the214Pb, Bi,212Pb, Bi and208Tl following emanation loss permits the simultaneous determination of the two emanation fractions.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 11973, Upton, NY, USA

    W. -J. Lin & G. Harbottle

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Lin, W.J., Harbottle, G. The simultaneous determination of the emanation fractions of radon and thoron. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 145, 377–383 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02165079

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