IEC TR 61577-5:2019
(Main)Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 5: General properties of radon and radon decay products and their measurement methods
Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 5: General properties of radon and radon decay products and their measurement methods
IEC TR 61577-5:2019 provides basic data and technical information in order to support the design of instruments and their practical application for the measurement. The document covers 222Rn as well as 220Rn and the short-lived decay products of both. It is an accompanying document for the application of the technical standards series IEC 61577, and provides physical and technical fundamentals of the measurements methods.
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Radiation protection instrumentation – Radon and radon decay product
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TECHNICAL
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measuring instruments –
Part 5: General properties of radon and radon decay products and their
measurement methods
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Symbols, quantities and units . 8
3.1 Symbols . 8
3.2 Quantities and units . 9
4 Radon in the environment . 9
4.1 Origin, genesis and decay . 9
4.2 Radon in the rocks and soils and its transport towards the atmosphere . 10
4.3 Radon concentration in the outdoor air. 11
4.4 Radon concentration in houses and at workplaces . 11
5 Radon decay products in the atmosphere .
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