Journal of environmental radioactivityRadiation MonitoringGamma RaysRainAir PollutantsRadioactive
Full spectrum modeling of in situ gamma-ray detector measurements with a focus on precipitation-induced transients.
M S Bandstra, J M Ghawaly, D E Peplow, D E Archer, B J Quiter, T H Y Joshi, A D Nicholson, M J Willis, I Garishvili, A J Rowe, B R Longmire, J T Nattress
Published: 202610.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107826
Abstract
Gamma-ray detectors that are deployed outdoors experience increased event rates during precipitation due to the attendant increase in Rn-222 progeny at ground level. The increased radiation due to these decay products (Pb-214 and Bi-214) has been stu…
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