Spectrometry of linear energy transfer with a track etched detector

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 515-518

  Spurny F ^a   Bednar J ^a   Turek, K ^a  

^a NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Automatic image analyzer; Linear energy transfer; Microdosimetry; Polyallyldiglycolcarbonate; Track etch detectors; Track parameters measurements

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ETCHING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYCARBONATES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY;

ETCH RATE RATIOS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET) SPECTROMETRY; POLYALLYLDIGLYCOL CARBONATE; TRACK ETCHED DETECTORS (TED);

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0031342558     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00130-3     Document Type: Article

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