Investigations of the use of electron spin resonance for nuclear track counting and gamma-ray dosimetry in CR-39

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 831-834

  Ranjbar, A H ^a   Durrani, S A ^a   Randle, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha particles; CR 39; ESR; Fast neutrons; Gamma rays; Nuclear track counting

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; AMERICIUM; COBALT; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; POLYCARBONATES; RADIATION COUNTERS; RADIOISOTOPES;

POLYALLYLDIGLYCOL CARBONATE; POLYMERIC TRACK DETECTORS;

PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

EID: 0031336562     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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