Abstract
Systematic monitoring experiments of radon and gamma dose rate in air were conducted at the site of the Nuclear Center of Mexico. The data were obtained over a time period of 9 months during which a total solar eclipse took place on 11 July 1991. The outdoor radon concentration was recorded with a continuous electronic radon monitor and with track detectors. The gamma dose rate was measured with an ionization chamber. The results show that the fluctuations of radon in air are influenced by meteorological seasonal changes. Long-term variations in atmospheric radon are correlated accordingly with those of the external temperature, while short-term radon determinations show an inverse correlation with temperature. The latter results are also discussed with respect to drastic short-term seasonal atmospheric changes and to the mild changes resulting from the total solar eclipse. The observed gamma dose rate shows geographic and temporal stability.
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