Metrology infrastructure for radon metrology at the environmental level
Since 2020 a large consortium has been engaged in the project EMPIR 19ENV01 traceRadon to develop the missing traceability chains to improve the sensor networks in climate observation and radiation protection. This paper presents results in the areas of: Novel ²²⁶Ra standard sources with continuous...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositorio: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/32111 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10902/32111 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Radon calibration Radon flux calibration TraceRadon Radiation protection Climate observation |
| Sumario: | Since 2020 a large consortium has been engaged in the project EMPIR 19ENV01 traceRadon to develop the missing traceability chains to improve the sensor networks in climate observation and radiation protection. This paper presents results in the areas of: Novel ²²⁶Ra standard sources with continuous controlled ²²²Rn emanation rate, radon chambers aimed to create a reference radon atmosphere and a reference field for radon flux monitoring. The major challenge lies in the low activity concentrations of radon in outdoor air from 1 Bq·m-³ to 100 Bq·m-³, where below 100 Bq·m-³ there is currently no metrological traceability at all. Thus, measured values of different instruments operated at different locations cannot be compared with respect to their results. Whin this paper, new infrastructure is presented, capable of filling this gap in traceability. The achieved results make new calibration services, far beyond the state of art, possible. |
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