The track interaction model for alpha particle induced thermoluminescence supralinearity: Dependence of the supralinearity on the vector properties of the alpha particle radiation field

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-217

  Horowitz, Y S ^a   Rosenkrantz, M ^a   Mahajna, S ^a   Yossian, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRONS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RADIATION; VECTORS;

ALPHA PARTICLE RADIATION FIELD; HOLE DIFFUSION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE SUPRALINEARITY; TRACK INTERACTION MODEL;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0029734908     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/1/031     Document Type: Article

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