Radon intercomparison tests : Katowice, 2016

• Autorzy: Chałupnik Stanisław , Skubacz Krystian , Wysocka Małgorzata , Mazur Jadwiga , Bonczyk Michał , Kozak Krzysztof , Grządziel Dominika , Urban Paweł , Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz Dagmara , Kozłowska Beata , Walencik-Łata Agata , Podstawczyńska Agnieszka , Olszewski Jerzy , Bartak Jakub , Karpińska Maria , Wołoszczuk Katarzyna , Dohojda Marek , Nowak Jakub , Długosz-Lisiecka Magdalena , Foerster Elisabeth , Przylibski Tadeusz A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/nuka-2020-0020

• Konferencja: III International Conference „Radon in the Environment” (3 ; 27-31 May 2019 ; Krakow, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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At the beginning of the year 2016, the representatives of the Polish Radon Centre decided to organize proficiency tests (PTs) for measurements of radon gas and radon decay products in the air, involving radon monitors and laboratory passive techniques. The Silesian Centre for Environmental Radioactivity of the Central Mining Institute (GIG), Katowice, became responsible for the organization of the PT exercises. The main reason to choose that location was the radon chamber in GIG with a volume of 17 m3 , the biggest one in Poland. Accordingly, 13 participants from Poland plus one participant from Germany expressed their interest. The participants were invited to inform the organizers about what types of monitors and methods they would like to check during the tests. On this basis, the GIG team prepared the proposal for the schedule of exercises, such as the required level(s) of radon concentrations, the number and periods of tests, proposed potential alpha energy concentration (PAEC) levels and also the overall period of PT. The PT activity was performed between 6th and 17th June 2016. After assessment of the results, the agreement between radon monitors and other measurement methods was confirmed. In the case of PAEC monitors and methods of measurements, the results of PT exercises were consistent and confirmed the accuracy of the calibration procedures used by the participants. The results of the PAEC PTs will be published elsewhere; in this paper, only the results of radon intercomparison are described.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

active monitors; passive monitors; Polish Radon Centre; proficiency test; radon

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 65, No. 2
• Strony: 127--132
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Chałupnik Stanisław

• Central Mining Institute Plac Gwarkow 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

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Skubacz Krystian

• Central Mining Institute Plac Gwarkow 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

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Wysocka Małgorzata

• Central Mining Institute Plac Gwarkow 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

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Mazur Jadwiga

• Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland

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Bonczyk Michał

• Central Mining Institute Plac Gwarkow 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

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Kozak Krzysztof

• Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland

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Grządziel Dominika

• Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland

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Urban Paweł

• Central Mining Institute Plac Gwarkow 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

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Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz Dagmara

• University of Wrocław Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Kozłowska Beata

• Institute of Physics, University of Silesia 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland

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Walencik-Łata Agata

• Institute of Physics, University of Silesia 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland

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Podstawczyńska Agnieszka

• University of Łodz Narutowicza 68, 90-136 Łódź, Poland

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Olszewski Jerzy

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 8, 91-348 Łódź, Poland

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Bartak Jakub

• Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warszawa, Poland

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Karpińska Maria

• Medical University of Białystok, Jana Kilińskiego 1, 15-089 Białystok, Poland

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Wołoszczuk Katarzyna

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Dohojda Marek

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Nowak Jakub

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Długosz-Lisiecka Magdalena

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Foerster Elisabeth

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Przylibski Tadeusz A.

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).