| Title: |
A low-cost portable device for monitoring radon and thoron progeny activity in air using Si PIN diode |
| Authors: |
Rout, R.P.; Mishra, R.; Prajith, R.; Khan, Arshad; Sapra, B.K. |
| Source: |
Journal of Instrumentation ; volume 20, issue 09, page P09030 ; ISSN 1748-0221 |
| Publisher Information: |
IOP Publishing |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
A portable and cost-effective monitor has been developed to measure radon and thoron progeny activity concentrations using a silicon PIN (Si PIN) diode detector. The device uses a filter paper-based air sampler to collect airborne progeny, which are then analyzed through alpha spectrometry. The system was tested and calibrated under ambient air conditions and compared with two commercial monitors in a controlled setting. Results showed close agreement, confirming the device's reliability. This monitor offers a reliable, low-cost, and rapid method for quantifying radon and thoron progeny activity concentrations, making it suitable for both environmental monitoring and operational radiation protection applications. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| DOI: |
10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/p09030 |
| DOI: |
10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/P09030 |
| DOI: |
10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/P09030/pdf |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/p09030; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/P09030; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/20/09/P09030/pdf |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; https://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/text-and-data-mining |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.715CCB48 |
| Database: |
BASE |