TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of aerosols from RDD surrogate compounds produced by fast thermal transients
AU - Di Lemma, Fidelma Giulia
AU - Colle, Jean Yves
AU - Ernstberger, Markus
AU - Konings, Rudy J M
PY - 2016/3/3
Y1 - 2016/3/3
N2 - Experimental tests have been performed to characterize the aerosols representative of radiological dispersion devices (RDDs, a.k.a. "dirty bombs") by applying to chosen surrogate compound rapid high temperature transients, vaporizing the sample and forming aerosols mainly by rapid cooling of the vapour. The materials, which were tested in their non-radioactive form, had been chosen from the radioactive sources widely used in industries and nuclear medicine applications, Co, CsCl, Ir and SrTiO3. Our analyses permitted the characterization of the inhalable fraction of the aerosols released, and the study of the influence of cladding materials on the aerosol release and on its characteristics.
AB - Experimental tests have been performed to characterize the aerosols representative of radiological dispersion devices (RDDs, a.k.a. "dirty bombs") by applying to chosen surrogate compound rapid high temperature transients, vaporizing the sample and forming aerosols mainly by rapid cooling of the vapour. The materials, which were tested in their non-radioactive form, had been chosen from the radioactive sources widely used in industries and nuclear medicine applications, Co, CsCl, Ir and SrTiO3. Our analyses permitted the characterization of the inhalable fraction of the aerosols released, and the study of the influence of cladding materials on the aerosol release and on its characteristics.
KW - aerosol characterization
KW - experimental data
KW - particle size
KW - radioactivity
KW - radiological dispersion devices
KW - source term
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U2 - 10.1080/00223131.2015.1050473
DO - 10.1080/00223131.2015.1050473
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955174577
SN - 0022-3131
VL - 53
SP - 391
EP - 401
JO - Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
JF - Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
IS - 3
ER -