A novel method to measure the radon exhalation rate in only one measurement cycle

Abstract

A novel method was proposed to measure the radon exhalation rate in only one measurement cycle. We obtain the radon concentration variety regulation in the internal cell of the RAD7 by analyzing the work principle of RAD7 and the radon concentration variety regulation in the ventilation-type accumulation chamber when the effects of leakage and back diffusion are neglected. This method uses the measured value before the radon concentration in the ventilation-type accumulation chamber reaches a steady state. Several radon exhalation rate measurements of the medium surface have been performed in the Radon Laboratory of the University of South China. The radon exhalation rates obtained by verification experiments are in good agreement with the reference value. This simple, accurate and fast method can be applied to develop and improve the instruments for measuring radon exhalation rates.

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