One cubic metre NIST traceable radon test chamber.

Abstract:

:With the availability of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Radon Emanation Standard with a content of approximately 5000 Bq of 226Ra, it is possible to build a flow through a practical radon test chamber. A standard glove box with four gloves and a transfer port is used. Air is pumped through a flow integrator, water jar for humidification and NIST source holder, and into the glove box through a manifold. A derived theoretical expression provides the calculated radon concentration inside the chamber. The calculation includes a derived decay correction due to the large volume and low flow rate of the system. Several calibrated continuous radon monitors and passive integrating electret ion chambers tested in the chamber agreed fairly well with the calculated radon concentrations. The chamber is suitable for handling the calibration of several detectors at the same time.

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Kotrappa P,Stieff F

doi

10.1093/rpd/ncm430

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-01-01 00:00:00

pages

500-2

issue

4

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

ncm430

journal_volume

128

pub_type

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