Soft γ radiation which produces rather high background rates in unshielded scintillation counters has been studied; it is concluded that near surface of earth, radiation is primarily from earth and building materials; at high aircraft altitudes it is primarily due to degraded cosmic radiation and at lower altitudes it is due to air radioactivity and cosmic radiation.


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    Title :

    Soft gamma background radiation at Earth's surface and at aircraft altitudes


    Additional title:

    Nuovo Cimento


    Contributors:
    Hanson, R.J. (author) / Marker, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Nuovo Cimento ; 32 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    23 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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