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- | .=====Radon Measurements Guide===== | + | . |
- | This site contains a listing of Radon-related work and measurements of interest primarily to the low-background physics community. If you have, or know of interesting measurements which should be included, please contact Michael Ronquest (<<michael DOT ronquest at gmail DOT COM >>), Keith Rielage (<< rielagek at lanl DOT GOV>>) | + | =====Radon Measurements Guide===== |
+ | This site contains a listing of Radon-related work and measurements of interest primarily to the low-background physics community. If you have, or know of interesting measurements which should be included, please contact Michael Ronquest (<<michael DOT ronquest at gmail DOT COM >>), Keith Rielage (<< rielagek at lanl DOT GOV>>) or Vincente Guisseppe (vincente.guisseppe@usd.edu) | ||
===Radon Emanation Measurements=== | ===Radon Emanation Measurements=== | ||
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===Radon Permeability Measurements=== | ===Radon Permeability Measurements=== | ||
+ | ^Category^ Material ^ Measurement ^ Units ^ Date Made ^ Collaboration or Research Group ^ Citation ^ Link ^ Notes / Picture ^ | ||
|Alumized Polymer|Alumized Polycarbonate|3.61*(10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | |Alumized Polymer|Alumized Polycarbonate|3.61*(10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | ||
|Alumized Polymer|Alumized Mylar|2.46*(10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | |Alumized Polymer|Alumized Mylar|2.46*(10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | ||
|Butyl|Butyl (2 mm thick)| (1 +/- .5) * 10 to the -11|m cubed at STP*mm/(s*torr*square centimeter)|2010|Harvard University|Steven J. Schowalter, Colin B. Connolly, John M. Doyle, Permeability of noble gases through Kapton, butyl, nylon, and 'Silver Shield', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 615, Issue 3, 11 April 2010, Pages 267-271, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.041.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900210001099| | |Butyl|Butyl (2 mm thick)| (1 +/- .5) * 10 to the -11|m cubed at STP*mm/(s*torr*square centimeter)|2010|Harvard University|Steven J. Schowalter, Colin B. Connolly, John M. Doyle, Permeability of noble gases through Kapton, butyl, nylon, and 'Silver Shield', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 615, Issue 3, 11 April 2010, Pages 267-271, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.041.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900210001099| | ||
|Cellulose Nitrate|Cellulose Nitrate|8.37 * (10 to the -10)|square centimeter per second|1987|Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|T.V. Ramachandran, B.Y. Lalit, U.C. Mishra, Measurement of radon permeability through some membranes, International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part D. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 81-84, ISSN 1359-0189, DOI: 10.1016/1359|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1359018987900124| | |Cellulose Nitrate|Cellulose Nitrate|8.37 * (10 to the -10)|square centimeter per second|1987|Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|T.V. Ramachandran, B.Y. Lalit, U.C. Mishra, Measurement of radon permeability through some membranes, International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part D. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 81-84, ISSN 1359-0189, DOI: 10.1016/1359|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1359018987900124| | ||
+ | |Glass|Glass|1.72 * (10 to the -7)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | ||
|Kalrez|Kalrez (.28 mm thickness)|(1.2 +/- .5)*10 to the -8|cm squared/sec|2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | |Kalrez|Kalrez (.28 mm thickness)|(1.2 +/- .5)*10 to the -8|cm squared/sec|2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | ||
- | |Fiber Glass|Fiber Class|4.51 * (10 to the -6)|square centimeter per second|1987|Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|T.V. Ramachandran, B.Y. Lalit, U.C. Mishra, Measurement of radon permeability through some membranes, International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part D. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 81-84, ISSN 1359-0189, DOI: 10.1016/1359|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1359018987900124| | + | |Fiber Glass|Fiber Glass|4.51 * (10 to the -6)|square centimeter per second|1987|Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|T.V. Ramachandran, B.Y. Lalit, U.C. Mishra, Measurement of radon permeability through some membranes, International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part D. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 81-84, ISSN 1359-0189, DOI: 10.1016/1359|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1359018987900124| |
|Nylon|Nylon 6 (.015 mm thick)|(2.8 +/- 1.3)*10 to the -12|cm squared/sec|2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | |Nylon|Nylon 6 (.015 mm thick)|(2.8 +/- 1.3)*10 to the -12|cm squared/sec|2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | ||
|Paper|Waxed Paper|5.56 * (10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | |Paper|Waxed Paper|5.56 * (10 to the -9)|square centimeter per second|2002|Ein Shams University|Wafaa Arafa, Permeability of radon-222 through some materials, Radiation Measurements, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 207-211, ISSN 1350-4487, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00043-4.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448702000434| | ||
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===Radon Diffusion Measurements=== | ===Radon Diffusion Measurements=== | ||
+ | ^Category^ Material ^ Measurement ^ Units ^ Date Made ^ Collaboration or Research Group ^ Citation ^ Link ^ Notes / Picture ^ | ||
|Glue| RTV 615|800|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | |Glue| RTV 615|800|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | ||
|Junction|Mylar Junction|.030|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | |Junction|Mylar Junction|.030|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | ||
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|Silicon|Silicon|320|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | |Silicon|Silicon|320|10 to the -12*meters squared per second|2011|SuperNEMO|F Mamedov et al. (2011),Measurement of radon diffusion through shielding foils for the SuperNEMO experiment.Journal of Instrumentation, 01: 1748-0221|http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01068| | ||
===Radon Solubility Measurements=== | ===Radon Solubility Measurements=== | ||
+ | ^Category^ Material ^ Measurement ^ Units ^ Date Made ^ Collaboration or Research Group ^ Citation ^ Link ^ Notes / Picture ^ | ||
|Kalrez|Kalrez (.28 mm thickness)|12.8 +/- 2.8||2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | |Kalrez|Kalrez (.28 mm thickness)|12.8 +/- 2.8||2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | ||
|Nylon|Nylon 6 (.015 mm thick)|(5.0 +/- .5)||2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | |Nylon|Nylon 6 (.015 mm thick)|(5.0 +/- .5)||2000|Borexino|M. Wojcik, W. Wlazlo, G. Zuzel, G. Heusser, Radon diffusion through polymer membranes used in the solar neutrino experiment Borexino, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 449, Issues 1-2, 11 July 2000, Pages 158-171, ISSN 0168-9002, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01450-3.|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900299014503| | ||
===Radon Daughter Removal Studies=== | ===Radon Daughter Removal Studies=== | ||
+ | ^Title^Link^Relevant Pages^ | ||
+ | |Low Radioactivity Background Techniques|http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ns.45.120195.002551|552-554| | ||
+ | |Behavior of the 222Rn daughters on copper surfaces during cleaning|http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/897/53/1|All| | ||
+ | |Removal of the long-lived 222Rn daughters from steel and germanium surfaces|http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/1338/224/1|All| | ||
+ | |Ultra-Low-Background Copper Production and Clean Fabrication|http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/785/170/1|173-175| | ||
+ | |Cleaning and passivation of copper surfaces to remove surface radioactivity and prevent oxide formation|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900207006882|All| | ||
===Radon Mitigation Studies=== | ===Radon Mitigation Studies=== | ||
+ | ^Title^Link^Relevant Pages^ | ||
+ | |222Rn detection at the μBq/m3 range in nitrogen gas and a new Rn purification technique for liquid nitrogen|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804399002316|All| | ||
+ | |Low-222Rn nitrogen gas generator for ultra-low background counting systems|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900204023356|All| | ||
===Transport, Deposition and Mobility Models=== | ===Transport, Deposition and Mobility Models=== | ||
+ | ^Title^Link^Relevant Pages^ | ||
+ | |A Radon Progeny Deposition Model|http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/1338/95/1|All| | ||
===Thoron Measurements=== | ===Thoron Measurements=== | ||
+ | === Radon Detector Papers === | ||
+ | ^Title^Link^Relevant Pages^ | ||
+ | |On-line low- and medium-level measurements of the radon activity concentration |http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900201002273|All| | ||
+ | |Detector for 222Rn measurements in air at the 1mBq/m3 level|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900200010822|All| | ||
+ | |Highly sensitive measurements of radioactive noble gas nuclides in the Borexino solar neutrino experiment|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804304001083|All | ||
+ | |Analysis of the 222Rn concentration in argon and a purification technique for gaseous and liquid argon |http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804309000669|All| | ||
+ | |Radon emanation measurements using silicon photodiode detectors|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804303003762|All| | ||
+ | |The miniaturized proportional counternext term HD-2(Fe)/(Si) for the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment|http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016890029391289Y|All| | ||
+ | |A high-sensitivity large volume cryogenic detector for radon in gas|http://www.springerlink.com/content/w0325547091r6066/|All| | ||
===Review Papers === | ===Review Papers === | ||
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* Stan Seibert | * Stan Seibert | ||
- | * Michael Ronquest | ||
* Bill Ireland | * Bill Ireland | ||
+ | * Michael Ronquest | ||
+ | * Vincent Guisseppe | ||