The radioactivity of thorium incandescent gas lantern mantles
The use of thorium in providing the intense white luminescence emitted from gas mantles, has a history of some 130 years, the initial application pre-dating by several decades large-scale urban electric lighting. Accordingly, the thoriated gas mantle has proved itself to be of enormous utility, rema...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/94874/1/SuhairulHashim2021_TheRadioactivityofThoriumIncandescentGas.pdf |