Optimisation and modelling of electrochemically etched polycarbonate track detectors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-72

  Vancraeynest, G ^a   Franchoo, S ^a   Huyse, M ^a   Moons, R ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Background reduction; Electrochemical etching; Makrofol; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETCHING; FUNCTIONS; IONS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYCARBONATES; SODIUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; MAKROFOL; NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0031168784     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00162-6     Document Type: Article

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