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-2- the expired air method. I have this morning made my own calculations, based on Dr. Flinn's data, and while my figures virtually check yours on the gamma ray method, I am unable to check them with regard to the expired air. The net discharge for the expired air, I find to be approximate- ly 0,0057 div/sec, which multiplied by the constant of the instrument, 7 x 10-9, gives 40 K 10-12 . Assuming that the amount of air contained in the chamber would be expired in 18 sec. the amount per sec. would be 2.2 x 10-12 curies. The amount of radium required to liberate the radon equivalent to this value would be approximately 1 x 10-6 curies or one microgram. Will you kindly check this data over, and see wherein our difference lies? Sincerely yours, Vice President. HHBarkor: RII

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    "ocrText": "-2-\nthe expired air method. I have this morning made my own calculations, based\non Dr. Flinn's data, and while my figures virtually check yours on the gamma\nray method, I am unable to check them with regard to the expired air.\nThe net discharge for the expired air, I find to be approximate-\nly 0,0057 div/sec, which multiplied by the constant of the instrument, 7 x 10-9,\ngives 40 K 10-12\n. Assuming that the amount of air contained in the chamber\nwould be expired in 18 sec. the amount per sec. would be 2.2 x 10-12 curies.\nThe amount of radium required to liberate the radon equivalent to this value\nwould be approximately 1 x 10-6 curies or one microgram.\nWill you kindly check this data over, and see wherein our\ndifference lies?\nSincerely yours,\nVice President.\nHHBarkor: RII"
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