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. 2020 May 2;17(9):3178. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093178
A Area of the air inlet(s) of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD)
C bg Concentration indicated by AlphaGUARD before starting exposure to thoron
C ex Concentration indicated by AlphaGUARD during exposure to thoron
C Tn, in Thoron concentration in diffusion chamber of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD)
C Tn, out Thoron concentration in a thoron calibration chamber
d Thickness of a porous medium (filter or sponge)
D p Diffusion coefficient in a porous medium (filter or sponge)
N bg Background track density on CR-39
N ex Track density on CR-39 formed after exposure of RADUETs to thoron is completed
R A Responses to thoron for AlphaGUARD
R R Responses to thoron for RADUETs
t Time
T Time for exposure of RADUETs to thoron
u Air velocity induced by pressure gradient in a porous medium
V Volume of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD)
γ Air exchange rate of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD)
λ Decay constant of thoron