Re: Day/Night background change?

[hwade@triax.com (H. Wade Patterson)]

JJGEYSTER@aol.com wrote, in part: 
> A number of the New England Nuclear plants also experience clothing
> contamination due to static charge attraction of the radon progengy.  This is
> most commonly seen with polyester blends, but also occurs on plastic hard
> hats and sometimes with cotton clothing if the met conditions are favorable.
>  The source at times can be from outdoor sources and also from indoor
> eminations from concrete where ventillation is limited.

Group:
The affinity of insulating material for Radon (and Thoron) was noted in:
McCaslin, J.B., A High Energy Neutron Detector, Health Physics, 2, 399,
1960.

He described how Radon (and Thoron) are attracted to plastic
scintillators; used to detect neutrons via the C12(n,2n)C11 reaction
with a threshold of 20 mev.

Best wishes
-- 
Wade

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